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If you want to lose a friend, lend him/her. (Russian proverb) To highlight your message, I as well suggest anyone lending to prepare for the worst case scenari
by alandarev 12y ago
If you want to lose a friend, lend him/her. (Russian proverb)
To highlight your message, I as well suggest anyone lending to prepare for the worst case scenario - never see it back. If you start persuading person owing you, he/she might pay back but you will never be friends.
On other hand, why indebt people? What happened to genuine helping others?
- DanBC 12y agoThere is some psychological "research" that suggests if you ask a person to help you they then like you more.
- sliverstorm 12y agoI don't think they are talking about holding it over their head. You can render people favors & establish that kind of relationship, without browbeating them about it.
- atmosx 12y agoHappened to me too. Unfortunately, lending money or items to a friend is very dangerous if that friend is precious. When it comes to money, I'd say generally speaking: lend as much as you can afford to lose. Like short-term, high-risk investments: It is a high-risk investment, you could loose a friend. On the other hand, the bond could become stronger and he will owe you one, but friends who count who owes how much to whom are in bad territory anyway...