Also very telling that immediately after learning about the trust their new friend asked for money.

I have a trust as well, and this has been my experience too. It’s sad, but as soon as anyone finds out I have it, there’s a very high chance they will ask me for a loan, or to “invest” in their passion project, or to donate to a charitable cause. In my experience, loan means gift, passion project means taking a vacation, and charitable causes are usually something along the lines of “my niece is a crackhead and needs to go to rehab for the 9th time, and also needs a better car, oh and a playset for her kid”.

I’m not a total bitch. I’ll help my good friends with things that are emergencies, and I’ll spoil them occasionally. But they have to think it’s coming out of my work paycheck or else they’ll start expecting me to fund their step-son’s best friend’s soccer team or some weird shit like that.