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It is sometimes said that borrowing money from a friend can harm or damage the friendship. Do you agree? Why or why not? Use specific reasons to explain your view.

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Borrowing
money
 is usually considered as an awkward situation. Some people even think that it might lead to the disruption of their beautiful relationships with their friends.
However
, I think
this
 idea depends on how close the lender and the borrower are and the amount of
money
 lent.
First
 of all, whether borrowing
money
 from
friend
 cause harm to the relationship or not may depend on the level of companionship between them. If they are close friends,
then
 they would always be willing to provide help to each other as long as it is within their abilities, including
money
.
This
 seems to cause no harm to their beautiful friendship.
However
, if a person asks a casual
friend
, a classmate
for example
, for a loan, it may not be so easy. There might not be enough trust between them for borrowing
money
 to the other. The
friend
 may have a bad impression about the borrower.
Moreover
, the amount of
money
 borrowed might
also
 have an effect. In the case the loan is just a small one, say, the bill of a cup of coffee, it causes no damage to the relationship. In the other hand, if a
friend
 borrow a person a big pile of cash, he or she is likely to have an unpleasant feeling.
Then
, their friendship may be put on the verge of ruin. Some others may argue that people should avoid borrowing their friends’
money
 to prevent the destruction of their friendships.
However
, I think that
this
 is not a good idea since everyone might get some financial troubles in their lifetime.
Then
, they can ask for help from friends to overcome their problems, and try to return it as soon as possible. In conclusion, I believe borrowing
money
 seems to not destroy a friendship as long as the friends are close and the loan is not too big.
Moreover
, if the debt is repaid on time, the relationship will still be good.
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