Should I trust my friend?

The time that you let him borrow some money from you means that you already trust him or at least you were trying if you could really trust him. I would say I would believe in him if he really trying to pay you back, I mean if he is doing the effort for coming up with money to pay you. But if it doesn't bother him, then that's a different story. There are just these people that doesn't really care about their debts from their friends or relatives. They even say things that it was like their motto already like "Don't worry about what you borrowed, instead worry about from whom you can borrow". People like those are not to be trusted, you'll just get stressed asking them to pay over and over again but in reality, they just don't care.

Hi kingparker..that's the main reason I never loan any money to my friend..if I have too then I always check whether he needs it or not, for emergency purpose should be fine.. For this case, I think you should be careful and keep asking him until he knows that you also really need those money back..but you should always trust him otherwise he will just leaving you like that... have a nice day...

Hi kingparker! I think you should put a little faith in your friend because you wouldn't lend him the money in the first place if you didn't trust him right? Give him time, maybe he has other more important problems that need to be taken care of first. I think he feels bad about owing you money too but didn't know on how to approach you to ask for more time.

may be he has financial problem.... or he is willing to turned it to you. so he couldn't give your money back better you should know someone characteristic before lend money or talking something secret, its hard if you want to get your money back for him. for the next do not lend it again or don't give an opportunity know you have a lot of money

well you just give him a chance maybe he is telling the truth after you give a chance and stil he did not pay you back that is the time that you cant trust him coz he lie to because of money

There is an old saying about money. "never lend it to freinds or family. it never gets paid back and if you ask for it they think you are hounding them and all you care about is money. the second part is friends and family will be the first to screw you over when you lend them money.

money is a very sensitive issue and it can really break a relationship... i think the fact that you are willing to lend your friend your money mean that you trust him even if it is only a little... otherwise, you won't even lend him your money... i believe you won't lend your money to a stranger, won't you??? i hope you will get your money back soon... take care and have a nice day...

He might be telling the truth. I hope he is, but he should have said something to you the day that he was supposed to pay you back. That would arouse suspicion with me, and I can see where you're coming from. I hope he does pay you back. I'll be praying.

One of the rules I live by is Don't do business with family or friends. When I was growing up, I saw many times where my parents lent money to a relative and never received anything in return. It's best to treat such things as gifts. That way you are not expecting anything in return, and there are no worries about hard feelings if the borrower doesn't hold up to their end of the bargain. I don't think you would be wrong to trust him. If we can't trust our friends, then who can we trust in this world? Just remember how that saying goes: "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me." Since he did not pay you back when he promised to, and did not mention anything at all, I wouldn't lend him money if he asks again.

I don't think you should.. He broke your trust from the moment he betrayed your expectation. In this case, you should keep on reminding him about the money he borrowed from you. Set him a deadline or let him pay through monthly installments.

i hate borrowing money from my friends and at the same time, i hate being owed its bcuz i dont have that much money of my own. i even ask money frm my parents but if i have extra money and my friend badly needs it, i can let her borrow and thats if she really needs it.

I think you should try to get the money back as soon as possible and then never let him borrow any more ever! You should never let anyone borrow money from you if you aren't 10000% sure you will get them back, especially if its alot of money. Just my advice ;)

when he borowed the money from you should have thought about that.now that you already given money you have to trust him.may be he is in his hard time.you just find out about that.and if you find that he is not gonna give back your money then force him to pay.

It seems like your friend is just another lazy person that forget's to pay their loans back. Try telling him to put a note in his phone saying: pay .. back $[amount]. It really works well for me. Just a little reminder and he'll see it every day so he will eventually give you the money.