Since when has paying for others’ expensive belongings been a thing?
There is this saying: ‘You break it, you buy it’. But there is a huuge line from there to having to take responsibility for something you did not lose or break. This poor woman was enjoying a fun time with her friend, playing on her shoulders; next thing you know, she is responsible for the missing jewelry. In what world would that be her fault? Darling, if you wear a 1,0000 dollar earring into the ocean, you best believe they are going to get lost. And no, Miss Ariel won’t come back from the deep, dark ocean to give it back. I do not understand how it could be acceptable to ask your friend for the money.
If the scenario looked something like this, then the conversation would be different: her friend lent her the jewelry and told her to be extra careful because they were expensive, then her friend went ahead and lost them. Well, of course, paying back would make sense. But in this scenario? It just seems pretty childish and inconsiderate to me. If you consider asking for the money back the right thing to do, then I respect being upfront and forward (which still sounds kind of insane to me). But ending a relationship and blocking your friend over that is so immature and childlike. I think people sometimes have to accept that things will not always go their way; sometimes you wear your favorite piece of jewelry to the ocean, and they get lost. Is it ideal? Of course not, but that’s life, and at the end of the day, let’s be real; it was an earring you lost, not some emotionally valuable belonging.
As Kourtney said to Kim K when losing her diamond earring in the Maldives, ‘Kim, there are people that are dying’. So not to imply that the only thing that matters are life-altering situations, but this one in particular seems a little bratty and over the top for what was actually going on. So if I were you, I would be glad this experience unmasked the kind of person your friend truly is, and what her priorities are. Clearly, money comes first, and the rest is just a replaceable extension of her life. Move on and let her be.
Author: Kayitsi.com
