Sex and Loans

“In March 2010, I loaned my ex-boyfriend $4,000 so he could buy a car and move across the country to Los Angeles. Part of the reason he was driving to Los Angeles in the new car was to get away from me, and to make sure that we wouldn’t keep sticking back together like an exasperating roll of packing tape.”
 — It seems like this essay about the pros and cons of lending significant others money ends a little too soon (“I have no doubt that the money will begin to appear soon”), but it’s an interesting issue anyway. But: Never lend anyone money unless you’re willing to hate them.