My bf and I have a joint savings account. I’m a student while he’s been working for two years so he’s the only one contributing to the account.

A few months ago, a good friend of mine wanted to buy something expensive so she borrowed $700 from me. My personal savings account has very little money so I used money from the joint account to lend my friend.

My friend told me that she will return me the money by last month but she hasn’t done so. I’m not surprised because she has a habit of forgetting to return money e.g. whenever we go out to eat, I would pay for the meal first but she would often forget to return me her portion of the bill. Although she is a mutual friend of me and my bf, my bf dislikes her because of this.

Today, my bf asked me if my friend has returned me the $700. When I told him that she hasn’t returned, he asked me to remind her to return the money. I told him that it would be embarrassing to ask her to return the money. Thus, he said he can help me to ask her to return the money.

$700 is not a big amount so I don’t understand why he is so determined to get the money back. Granted, that $700 comes from the joint account, which consist of his money. But since it is a joint account, the money inside also belongs to me. That gives me the right to do whatever I want with the joint account. If my friend really forget to return the money then so be it. I would just take it as I bought a $700 gift for my friend. No big deal.

I really hate that my bf is so calculating. Why would he even want to ask her to return the $700? It’s not even a lot of money. I really hate guys who are calculating. Should I just dump him?

Netizens’ comments

It’s not a lot of money because it’s not your money.. since you are not earning yet you don’t know the feeling of “losing” $700 just like that. Unless she needed it for life saving surgery, pls tell her to return HIS money. It’s only joint in name. You lack basic respect for your bf and you definitely don’t deserve him. Even if you contributed money to the account, joint account means you consult EACH OTHER before you touch it. Find a sugar daddy and have him put money into YOUR OWN savings account, then you can call it your money.

I think your boyfriend should dump you away! He deserve a better girl than you. You don’t even contribute anything in the joint account & still dare to talk so much. Just because you are so easy, that’s why your friend always took advantage of you.If you think $700 is not a big deal, then why not you yourself top up back the money in the joint account? You should share a thought & try to put yourself in your boyfriend’s shoes. He contribute in the account but you didn’t.If you are capable enough, you don’t even need a joint account with your boyfriend. Since $700 to you is not big amount, you should spend your own bank account money.I’m not sure how old are you, but please wakeup & face the reality.