They say the worst sin a man can make is being broke. I can confirm that it’s true especially when your friends have money. I’ve been fortunate to have successful friends. However, it has its ups and downs. I know that when I’m broke, I can count on them but sometimes, it makes me feel inadequate, especially when they refer to me as the “broke friend” in front of girls I’m interested in.
For those who don’t know, there’s somewhat of an unspoken rule when you’re the broke friend. Whenever you bring a fine girl around them, be prepared for them to take her.
It has happened a few times. At times, the girls would leave me for them without hesitation. Other times, my friends would pursue them until they gave in. However, it’s almost certain that any girl I bring around them would end up leaving me.
“Bro, try to be cool this time. You don’t have to tell every girl I’m with that I’m broke.” I tried to negotiate with one of my friends.
It was pointless because I knew they would still humiliate me but it was worth a try.
I brought one girl I had been talking to for a month. I actually met her at a house party that one of my friends had hosted. However, they must have thought that I wouldn’t be able to get her since she was a high-maintenance girl.
I didn’t tell them that I was with her since I wanted to build a connection first. So, when I showed up to a graduation party with her, they were all shocked.
“Zoe, what are you doing here?” Kevin, one of my friends, asked.
“I’m with Brian.”
They all exchanged confused looks as soon as she said that.
“Okay. Welcome.”
Surprisingly, my friends didn’t embarrass me at that time. We all had a good time and went our separate ways. I thought that my friends were finally going to give me a break and allow me to enjoy my dating life. However, I was very wrong.
Zoe was quite understanding. She knew I wasn’t as rich as my friends but I tried my best to buy her some things and send her some money. I felt like we had a genuine connection and that she would stay with me no matter what my friends told her.
In the beginning, she was a ride-or-die. She was a bit introverted so even when my friends tried to hit on her she would leave them and come to sit next to me.
I let my guard down and brought her around my friends more and more. However, my friends were relentless. It was clear that she wasn’t interested in whatever they were offering but they still tried to talk to her.
Zoe stuck with me through all this but I could tell their little whispers were starting to get to her. She was more pouty and moody than we were together and when we were around my friends, she was friendlier towards them.
“Babe, can you order shisha for me?” She asked while we were out clubbing.
“Why are you asking him? You know that he’s broke. Ask me, sweetheart. What do you want?” Victor, my other friend, said which made Zoe laugh.
She would normally ignore such comments but she started laughing and even participating in them. Still, I didn’t think it was a big deal since she still stayed with me and whenever I asked to meet her, she would show up.
Our relationship went on for months and throughout those months, I didn’t manage to find a better job or another source of income to improve my financial situation. I was under immense pressure because I wanted to give Zoe everything she deserved. I wanted to take her on road trips the way my friends took their girls.
Zoe’s lifestyle also deteriorated because she was dating a broke guy. When we met, she always had her hair and nails done. While she dated me, I could count the times her hair and nails were done. She didn’t look as expensive as she used to. Sometimes, she would even take a matatu to come to my place. I really felt like less of a man.
“You don’t have to stay with me if I don’t give you what you need,” I told her during one of our sleepovers.
“Stop saying that. I love you and I know you’ll get money one day.” She assured me.
“I just feel bad because everyone is telling me how I’m making your life difficult.”
“Do I look like my life is difficult? I’m always smiling and laughing with you so don’t worry about that.”
“Okay, babe. I love you.”
“I love you too.”
It was true that we were always happy together but it didn’t make me feel any different about my financial situation. I knew that at any moment, Zoe could be taken by another richer man.
Even when we were out alone on dates, other men would hit on her.
“Babe, that guy just told me he would give me Ksh 50,000 if I went home with him tonight. Does he think I’m a sex worker? Can’t he see I’m on a date with another man?” She complained.
I knew exactly why that man had made that offer to her so bravely. It was the same reason my friends always hit on the girls I was interested in. Men don’t see broke men as their equals. They think that their money makes them better than others and that they can do, say and get whatever they want – even another man’s woman.
At some point, Zoe reached her patience limit. We had been dating for a year and nothing had changed. We started growing distant and eventually, she stopped picking up my calls or replying to my messages. One of her friends told me that she had met another man who had already flown her to Dubai for a vacation.
I didn’t bother contacting her again after that because I knew I couldn’t compete with that man. My friends found out about the breakup and instead of comforting me, they just made fun of me.
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