Imagine this: You’ve shared a flat with a dear friend, helped them through their academic struggles, and trusted them like a sibling. Then, on the day you’re moving out, you discover they’ve stolen money from you, a significant amount that you desperately needed for your new job. Fast forward to the present, they reach out to you with an apology and a desperate plea for financial help to afford their HIV medication. Would you extend a helping hand or remember the sting of betrayal? ♀️
The Unfortunate Discovery ️♀️

The Confrontation and Betrayal

The Emotional Impact

The Unexpected Reconnection ♀️

The Heartfelt Plea

The Tough Decision ♀️

The Backlash from a Mutual Friend ️

The Lingering Pain and Questions

The Unanswered Questions ️♀️ ♀️

The Dilemma: To Forgive and Aid or Maintain the Distance
This is a tale of trust shattered, a friendship severed, and a plea for help that fell on deaf ears. The woman, still nursing the wounds of betrayal, is faced with a moral quandary – should she help her ex-roommate, who is now battling HIV and struggling to afford medication, or should she hold onto the bitterness of the past? The ex-roommate, regretful and desperate, reaches out with an apology and a plea, but is met with a cold, albeit understandable, refusal. The internet is divided, with some sympathizing with the woman’s lingering pain, while others argue for compassion in the face of a dire health crisis. What’s your take on this?
NTA. Friend apologizes only to get more money from you.

No obligation to help a betrayer. NTA

“NTA. Trust is fragile. No obligation to help now. “

NTA: Apology and request for help in one breath? Bold move!

“NTA. If he’s coming back to a roommate he stole from, burned bridges with, and blocked years ago, for money, that paints quite the picture. “

Free HIV medication? OP should check state programs to verify.

NTA: Don’t fall for his sob story. Block and delete.

Helpful advice on getting medication for low-income individuals. ✨

Nope! NTA. Stole, blocked you on everything, need I say more?

NTA – Just desserts for a thief

“I won’t let him back in my life after being ghosted.”

NAH: He stole your money, but didn’t argue when refused ♀️

Friend refuses help until dire health crisis, NTA

Generous gesture turned sour. Money offered, gratitude expected, friendship lost.
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Cutting contact after betrayal. NTA.

NTA. Mutual friend bailing? *crickets*

Free medicine for HIV-positive person without insurance or citizenship

No sympathy for ex-roommate who stole and now asks for money

Friend’s betrayal? Mutual friend’s corroboration raises doubts.
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NTA. Theft is theft.

Betrayed friendship: Ex-roommate’s dire health crisis reveals thief! NTA

“NTA. There are other ways for him to get help.”

NTA, refusing aid to ex-roommate in health crisis ♀️

Helpful suggestions for the person in need of assistance

“Generous offer turns into empty promise. Betrayal or miscommunication? “

NTA: Ex-roommate refuses aid to thief ♀️

NTA. No longer your problem.

NTA. Betrayal and no help? That’s a**hole karma for him.

Refusing aid to ex-roommate due to past betrayal. NTA

Generous act of not involving police in theft accusation.

Last Updated on November 8, 2023 by Diply Social Team