And he is the most despicable of the human race.
I have known three women of different social positions to lend money to
their lovers.
One man invested it and lost it, and never made an effort to reimburse
the lady, who broke her engagement in consequence, after two unhappy
years. Another went away owing the money, and was never again heard
from. The third married the unwise woman who had loaned him her
competence, and continued to look to her for support.
Therefore, my dear Nanette, I would urge you to think twice, and yet a
third time, before you lend your fiance your savings.
Tell him frankly that you will feel more respect for him if he is
willing to sacrifice comfort and save from his own income enough to lift
the debt he has incurred, and that you are sure he will feel less
humiliated as time goes by if he is not financially in debt to you. If
he were to fall ill tell him it would be your first impulse to devote
your money to his care; but while he is able-bodied and well, you do not
like to have him lean on you for aid.
You can judge something of the man's character by the way he receives
this statement from you.
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