Money, food and power are 3 things that seem basic but are huge determinants that show us the true nature of the people we deem ‘friends’. I'll tell you a brief story that happened recently, you be the judge.

Let's call my ‘friend’ Sunny, I'd been friends with Sunny for about 4years before last year. Since our final year in the university, we basically did almost everything together you'd think we were brothers. Moving on to the later years, Sunny got a good job with a shipping company, was offshore frequently, had a car, rented a nice apartment and was doing well.

I on the other hand was still trying to start up and was doing an internship where my pay was 3x less of what Sunny earned. During one of our casual weekend meetings, he kept ranting on and on about how he needed a certain amount which was about 33% of my salary and all, I willingly gave him without thinking twice with his promise to payback the following week, which turned into a year and four months now.

I let it slide, despite this same friend always telling me stories about how he wasn't being paid and all. But also consulting me on girls and places he takes them too on dates.

2019, I stopped work to start a business because of his history with money I intentionally didn't ask him for funds to use in launching my business, this same guy promised me heaven and earth in huge funds and kind to support me. The time came for me to launch and I reminded him of his promise, he read my messages without replying, I even left him alone, started my business and it's about 6months since we last said a word or crossed each other's path.

So now tell me, what do you think?