Never a lender or a borrower be.
I lent my 'pal' well over �200 quid a few years back -my daughter was at her house babysitting -I had texted J saying -great thyey can go out on the lash when they owe money. By this time 2yrs had elapsed and no mention of money getting repaid.She read my daughters text -no busines of hers-battered on my window next morning -came in and slapped the money on the counter in the kitchen like I was out of order.
She was bleeding short of the cash owed as well -well we didnt cross paths for well over a year. -eff that !!!
Never again :(