My Best Friend Used Me for Years — Until I Gave Her the Most Expensive Lesson of Her Life

I never thought money could ruin a friendship, but it’s happening with my best friend of years. I’ve always supported her—quietly paying rent, groceries, or bills when she was broke, no questions asked. It started as kindness, but became an expectation.

She never repaid me. She’d say she was struggling, and I’d let it go, thinking “that’s what friends do.” But I was the only one sacrificing while she assumed someone would always bail her out.

Then she asked for $2,000, saying I was better off so it “shouldn’t be a big deal.” It hurt—my stability came from hard work, not an endless fund. For the first time, I said no.

The next day, she posted on social media about “selfish people who have everything but won’t help.” It was clearly about me. After all I’d done—helping silently, never demanding repayment—she publicly shamed me.

I couldn’t stay quiet. I screenshotted her post, messaged her a list of every unpaid dollar, and demanded it all back. I warned that if she refused, I’d take further action.

Friendship should be trust and support, but this betrayal stings. She undervalues everything I gave, and it hurts to lose someone I called my best friend over money.