My property dispute with Ben didn't begin to wind down until several months later.
First, he claimed I had given him the money voluntarily and that married couples didn't need to keep such strict accounts with each other.
Megan produced the written loan acknowledgment and the bank transfer records.
Then he said his company still had cash-flow problems and asked me to wait another two years.
This time, hearing "the company is struggling" didn't make me push my own needs to the bottom of the list.
I knew his income varied from month to month. I also knew he genuinely had outstanding invoices from renovation jobs.
But I needed money for rent and transportation, and I needed enough left over to live on.
I sent Megan my expense sheet and told her what I could accept and what I couldn't.
