I have a younger friend who, whenever I see her, talks about money.
She talks about how much she earns from doing this, that and the other; she talks about how much her husband earns from his job (self-employed), and how much he will earn once he takes on a permanent job.
She also talks about how much they earn from having a cottage rental (adjoining their own house, but separate entrance) which is rented out.
She also often tells me how much they paid for this and that - whether it be chairs or a new window, car, new bushes for a hedge; how much she has in savings; and much more.
More recently she she showed me the inside of their rental cottage and then pointed out different items, how much each cost and from where she got them.
I'm not sure what to make of it all. I never talk about money or how much things cost in my own house or how much we have paid for an item. And to talk about how much we have earned - it is rather private.
To me a friendship is not based on money. I have lovely friends who are very poor, and well off friends.
I've listened politely, over and over again. I don't want to seem unreasonable, but I really don't want to hear about earnings and what the cost was of items any more.
What would you do in such a situation?
