The live-in relationship of Jane and Austin had some strings attached. Both were free to use each other’s financial assets and resources on the condition that every dime was returned if they decide to separate.
Months later, Austin is arrested on charges of credit card fraud, and she is only one of his victims.
“Everything felt right, till this happened,” Jane holds back her tears.
‘The security in an unsecured loan is trust, assessment of capacity and intent.”
“I think I failed badly on trust and intent…..”, Jane walks out of the room quietly with a head hung in regret.
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That’s the one good thing about insisting on a ring first, there are certain legal protections in place.
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Yeah. I guess laws do provide for a certain level of protection.
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Good point: “The security in an unsecured loan is trust”
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Thank you, Frank!
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What a compounded loss – not only the money, but the relationship, and no doubt the willingness to trust again in the future.
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Absolutely! Thank you, Nicole!
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One might argue that we should only feel half as bad when trust is destroyed by another’s actions. That way the willingness to combine investments (emotional, financial) is not fatally damaged.
Another way to express this view of trust betrayed: If we break a leg does that mean we have to give up forever on walking?
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No way. But that scar or ache might remain.
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