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Woman Is Confused Why Her Best Friend Wants Fuel Money for Driving Them on Girls' Trip: ‘I'm Not the Best with Money'
A Mumsnet user said she and her best friend hit a road bump on their trip planning in regard to a fairly common expense
'When I asked about getting there she said she'd drive but asked for some gas money,' the woman explained
Now, she's wondering if she's wrong for feeling annoyedMoney talk is fueling a disagreement between best friends.
A woman turned to the community forum Mumsnet to share that she's feeling 'irked' after her best friend, whom she's known 'for over half of our lives,' requested they split the cost of gas for their upcoming girls' trip.
'We're going away for the night a couple of hours away,' she wrote. 'We both decided on the venue and both are paying equally for the stay.'
'When I asked about getting there, she said she'd drive but asked for some gas money,' she continued, adding that the request annoyed her. 'She's going there anyway, and we're best friends, I wouldn't charge her if it were me. And no, I can't drive there myself because my husband needs our car.'
The woman then admitted that she's 'not the best with money' and that her husband has always 'scoffed' at this particular friendship.
'Of course I'll still pay,' the woman clarified, before asking other Mumsnet users, 'Am I being unreasonable to feel this way?'
Most of the forum sided with the best friend in a poll under the post — with 98% of roughly 2,200 voters voting 'You are being unreasonable.'
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'You're an adult — pay your own way. Expecting others to do it is embarrassing,' one person replied, while another commented, 'Decent people pay gas money or at least offer.'
A third Mumsnet user agreed, writing, 'Your friend now has the additional stress of driving, the least you can do is give some gas money.'
Another chimed in, saying, "You should definitely pay half of the petrol, and buy the coffee if you stop halfway!
"Your friend is not only paying for the petrol, but also doing the driving, taking the wear on her car, and risking her car being damaged/accident/breakdown etc. during the journey. You either take it in turns or you pay your way," the commenter concluded.
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