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[quote=Anonymous]I was working my way through college, one hour at a time. Every penny went towards tuition or basic living expenses so yes SES played a role in close friendships as we had completely different lifestyles. While some people were heading to the beach house / skiing for the weekend, I was at work. While they went out to dinner, I ate grilled cheese sandwiches, while they met for coffee at the coffee shop, I shared a tea bag with 2 friends. I didn't have family to pay for my education and so money held quite a bit of importance for me and I was careful what I spent it on.

It wasn't a 'personal' thing. i didn't feel they look down on me or didn't like me, we just lived very different lives.

Once I started working I was in a situation where the roles changed. I now had enough disposable cash to do all the extras. I befriended a single mom living paycheck to paycheck and barely making ends meet. It was challenging to include her in our social activities as we often went out or did an activity that cost money. If we invited her out to dinner she could come for the companionship but wouldn't eat making up some excuse as to why she wasn't hungry and had just ate and that made me quite uncomfortable. My friendship with her ended up being separate from the group. We hung out at her house or mine watching movies and eating popcorn or we would go for a walk then have a cup of tea at home. [/quote]

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