People who only want money
By agihcam
@agihcam (1914)
Philippines
June 30, 2008 9:15pm CST
Have you encountered people who only want to be with you if you have a money and when you're have no money, they don't like you anymore?
I have encountered such people recently, she was our neighbor, a little bit older to me. During the time that we have enough money to cover all of our day to day expenses, we are happy together with her all the time. Having dinner at my home every weekend. But during the time that we could not afford to have much of foods and shared with her, she started to change the attitude and getting away from us, until such time that we received gossip from other neighbor that she is telling something against us.
Have you encountered this kind of people? How did you handle it?
10 responses
@ayessa (1583)
• Philippines
4 Jul 08
Yeah I did encounter that kind of people. It was really a bad experience but I have to let it go and forget that incident. I even forgave that person even she does not asks my forgiveness. I don't want to bear the pain and the hurt inside my heart too long so I try to avoid her. Actually, I even tried to talk to her about that gossips but she refused and did not say anything so it makes me think. If she's nothing to do with that she will defend herself but she did not do anything or even say something.So I suggest if you can confront that person do it. But if not just pray for the persons peace of mind.
@agihcam (1914)
• Philippines
4 Jul 08
Actually the husband of her approach us and asking for the apology for her wife is doing. So seems even him could not understand or could not convince his wife to have a good image to our community.
We attended birthday party two days ago and the topic is her, so happen that she already went home. So the remaining people there talk about her and they are all dis agree with her attitude.
We still hoping and prayer that she will have a good image on our community. Thanks for your sharing.
@ellie333 (21016)
•
1 Jul 08
Hi It sounds to me like this neighbour was once of the users and takers in life, everyone knows someone like this. I have people who only ever phone because they want something, they don't even realise they are even doinf it a lot of the time as it is just in their nature. One of my friends said to me the other day she was due for a 'how are you text' from a so called friend of hers and the text after would be 'when would you be able to cut my hair' so every six weeks so makes contact. Just ignore the situation but say hi to her when you see her, but no more invites round to yours for dinner on a Sunday save your food for your family. Ellie :D
@howard96h (11640)
• New York, New York
1 Jul 08
Your family was nice to her and then she turns on you, she is not a friend and you should stay away from people like that. I have a similar neighbor and I refuse to associate with her anymore. You invite her into your home, she sits at your table and eats your food and when times are bad she starts rumors and disrespects you. That is not a friend at all.
@agihcam (1914)
• Philippines
1 Jul 08
yeah, and right now we told to ourselves that we will start to get away from here being close. Yet, she can go into our house and eat but we didn't invite her anymore and don't have much talking. A simple Yes and Hi will good for her. Yet, even our kids at their young age don't want to go in their house, yet we did not told them any against her, maybe the kids heard something against us from our neighbor. Thanks for your opinion.
@LilyPad123 (377)
• Singapore
1 Jul 08
There are many of them around. They are considered leeches. I did not have any encounter because i learnt lessons from other peoples experience. And one of them would be my mother. She helped out her husbands relative and at the end of the day, they talk behind her back. The best way to make sure you do not get involve with such people is make sure you do give that impression that you are well off. Do not pass any form off money related information. If that person seems to be wandering away it is good enough to know that he or she is not a good person. Simply said " it takes a day to a bad person, but it will take much more time to know a good one".
@agihcam (1914)
• Philippines
1 Jul 08
I see what you mean. yeah, that is true. they seems saw that we are poor right now because we did not told her we did not let her saw that we have plenty of foods in our house, we then limit having activities like birthday in our house, but held it in the restaurant and she is not invited.
@llbo1981 (1236)
• China
23 Oct 10
Certainly,i met this condition before.In modern world,money play a very important role in society all over the world.When you have money,they consider you as a good friend,when you have no money,they consider you as an enemy.People in the world are so reality.
@bubuth (1815)
• Philippines
15 Sep 12
I also encounter that kind of person. We are good friends since I met her. We always go in the mall, she is also older than me. That time I can still treat her because I still have job that time. She always borrow money and i give her what she need but when the time comes that I'm the one that need to borrow to her and i know she have extra money that time. I try to text or call her but she never answer my call or text. I feel that time that she is trying to ignore me. But few weeks from the day that I'm trying to borrow from her, here she goes again. She visit me again and she try to borrow some amount again, so that time, i do the same thing that she did to me before.
@beautyqueen26 (16030)
• United States
4 Jul 08
These free loaders will
take you for every free meal and gift
or favor that you give them, until you
don't have any money left.
And then they will turn against you.
Some of my friends have done this to me as well.
Sometimes they will stick around while they
dump their bad news onto me.
And when I try to tell my friend about my
daily troubles, she finds excuses to be elsewhere.
That does not sound like a good friend!
@iftikharsumn (1471)
• Pakistan
3 Jul 08
many times in my life happened but now i became careful such kind of people i l don't like to meet them and make them my friends
@acbillocogD (32)
•
23 Oct 10
if i have money ill never like that,,in fact i will help other who need help,,no never been encountered person like that,,i think,,there is the people like that,,if i were that person,,i will just leave and lock the door and leave the world outside.
