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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have some friends who are not rich and not poor. They are MC/UMC. I know they plan and budget. I have noticed that some of these friends never host, never treat and never reciprocate. They do always pay their share, often want to itemize the bill and pay separately.

I have always been generous no matter my financial situation. I want to treat my friend for her birthday. If someone treats me, I treat or at least offer to buy the next time. I’m surprised at some people who NEVER reciprocate or offer to reciprocate.

Is this a personality trait? Or financial?[/quote]

OP, gifts are free. If you're "treating" with strings, or keeping a tab in your head, that's a trick.

Maybe learn to see all the ways the people you're treating are, in fact, reciprocating, just in non-financial ways. Do they watch your kids? Take in your mail when you're on vacation? Listen to your endless whinging?

If you're really just surrounded by a bunch of takers, why are you enabling them? Gifts are free, which means you're free to stop at any time.

You're complicit in this equation.[/quote]

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