u/DaysOfParadise

‘I’m sorry you’re going through that. Unfortunately I don’t lend money.’

I got hurt and couldn’t fix the fence. I hired somebody to do it. Met him last week. He fixed the fence and I paid cash. Now he’s asking for a massive loan.

My initial response was to just not answer him at all, but I’m a polite person. It’s actually hard for me to be deliberately rude to somebody.

It took me all day to come up with the right phrasing. I don’t want to say ‘I’m sorry, I don’t lend money’ because I’m *not* sorry that I don’t lend money. I’m sorry he’s in a situation that he feels necessary to ask a stranger for a loan.

I hope the phrasing helps somebody else.