My "best friend" Michael and I have been friends since 2008 though we haven't been as close since graduating back in 2012. I have a child now and I'm working on a career all the while being in school full time and working full time. We don't talk as much as we used to but we talk here and there. A few days ago, I called him to see how he was doing and everything seemed fine. The next morning while on my way to work, I get a text from him asking is there any way I could give him $350 because he and his mom were getting ready to get kicked out of their house. As I said before, we haven't talked a lot in a while and I've never given anyone outside of immediate family that much money. I'm also saving for a car and my own place and really don't have the means to just give away my money. I talked to him and asked him if there was any way I could just give him something just to help as 350 dollars is a lot of money. He basically brushed off the other offerings and was saying they needed it urgently. As bad as I did not want to, I ended up giving him the $350.
I talked to some mutual friends and close co-workers about the situation and they all agreed that what he did was fake as he hasn't been talking to me and basically called for his benefit. There have been times in the past where I needed help from him and all he could give me was excuses. Should I be done with him for using me?
He and his mom also talked crap about me when they found out I was pregnant with my daughter 3 years ago. I just wanted to help but now I feel stupid and I really feel like he used me. I feel very betrayed. I thought he would see that I have my own struggles and that he should've appreciated whatever amount I gave him. This is not the first time he's walked on me. I'm seriously ready to cut him off. It's not like I have a lot of friends anyway.
I talked to some mutual friends and close co-workers about the situation and they all agreed that what he did was fake as he hasn't been talking to me and basically called for his benefit. There have been times in the past where I needed help from him and all he could give me was excuses. Should I be done with him for using me?
He and his mom also talked crap about me when they found out I was pregnant with my daughter 3 years ago. I just wanted to help but now I feel stupid and I really feel like he used me. I feel very betrayed. I thought he would see that I have my own struggles and that he should've appreciated whatever amount I gave him. This is not the first time he's walked on me. I'm seriously ready to cut him off. It's not like I have a lot of friends anyway.