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'I lent my sister's fiancé £500 for an engagement ring - but he's not given it back'

As the old saying goes - 'never a borrower nor a lender be' - and that's to avoid sticky situations like one woman found herself in. She lent her sister's fiancé money for an engagement ring so her sister wouldn't realise he'd spent that much money as they have a joint account.

Her future brother-in-law promised that he'd send her the money back once he'd popped the question - but she took to Mumsnet to complain that she hasn't heard anything since, and the proposal happened a month ago. She said she had no idea what to do because she didn't want to cause upset so close to Christmas - but she did want her money back.

The man promised that he'd pay her back when he'd proposed - but then didn't (Stock Image) (

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She wrote: "I lent my sister's partner £500 for an engagement ring so it would go undetected (joint bank account) which he said he'd pay back after he popped the question.

"That was a month ago and he hasn't mentioned repayment once since they've been engaged. Truthfully, I'm not desperate for the money and I know Christmas is around the corner and things are tight for them.

"However, I would like it back soon and was hoping he would be more proactive in trying to repay me.

"I was happy to help but I feel I didn't set clear enough boundaries as I was excited for my sister and I also assumed he would want to pay me back as soon as possible, and that assumption was wrong.

"I know if I owed someone a large amount of money I would at least want to explain when/how I will pay that person back.

"Would I be unreasonable to ask for the money back? And how do I go about asking for it back without making this awkward? Or should I wait until after Christmas?"

People were horrified at the situation, encouraging the woman to immediately ask for the money back, regardless of the time of year.

One wrote: "So you paid for your sister's engagement ring? Ask for the money now."

Another agreed, commenting: "Tell him you need the money back and ask when is he planning to pay you. You need to be proactive."

Someone else wrote: "Just message and say you need the money for Christmas gifts and send your bank details. He's the unreasonable one!"

One Mumsnetter said they wouldn't threaten to tell her sister, like someone else suggested, but instead would just ask when did they plan to return the £500. They said: "I'd just speak to him. Ask him if he has the money now, if not give him a date you need it by such as the day after his next pay day."

"Tell him he can pay back £100 a month if he wants. Do it via text so you have a record of the conversation", someone reasoned.

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