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Hi guys

I had a business partnership with a person abroad.
At the beginning everything went well and we earned a lot of money together.
One day my business partner asked me for an investment. I trusted him and gave the money.
But now I found out that he is a gambling addict and went to the casino and gambled away my money.

He is hiding now because he is afraid of me, I can't fly abroad at the moment because of Covid.
I could have him arrested right away with one phone call, but then he would go to prison for a very long time.
In his country they have very strict laws and the prisons are horrible.

What should I do? Forgive him? Teach him a lesson?
I know I will never see the money again. It hurts me more that I was lied to because I trusted him.

What would you do in my situation? Dump him and focus on my business?
 
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O jef e catopitt qesvpistjoq xovj e qistup ecsuef.
Ev vji cihoppoph iwiszvjoph xipv ximm epf xi iespif e muv ug nupiz vuhivjis.
Upi fez nz catopitt qesvpis etlif ni gus ep opwitvnipv. O vsatvif jon epf hewi vji nupiz.
Cav pux O guapf uav vjev ji ot e hencmoph effodv epf xipv vu vji detopu epf hencmif exez nz nupiz.

Ji ot jofoph pux cideati ji ot egseof ug ni, O dep'v gmz ecsuef ev vji nunipv cideati ug Duwof.
O duamf jewi jon essitvif sohjv exez xovj upi qjupi demm, cav vjip ji xuamf hu vu qsotup gus e wisz muph voni.
Op jot duapvsz vjiz jewi wisz tvsodv mext epf vji qsotupt esi jussocmi.

Xjev tjuamf O fu? Gushowi jon? Viedj jon e mittup?
O lpux O xomm piwis tii vji nupiz eheop. Ov jasvt ni nusi vjev O xet moif vu cideati O vsatvif jon.

Xjev xuamf zua fu op nz tovaevoup? Fanq jon epf gudat up nz catopitt?
Zua duamf jewi jon essitvif xovj upi qjupi demm? Jux tu?

Opwitvohevoup moli vjot veli e muph voni.

Vji qumodi duamf csatj ov ugg et ep dowom eggeos epf etl zua vu tai, howip vjev vji tan ot tnemm epf vjisi ot upmz upi wodvon.

Vji qumodi jet gomit ug gomit ug detit ug dummidv opwitvnipv tdjinit gseaf vu djeti vji nupiz. Vji metv up vjios qsousovz ot e deti ug “nz gsoipf fofp’v sivasp vji nupiz O mipv jon”.

Apmitt zua jewi wisz huuf qeqis qsudifasi vu qsuwi vjev ji ot vji datvufoep ug vjev 50l gus ep opwitvnipv qasquti. Ji duamf tqop vji tvusz vu vji qumodi tezoph ji cussuxif 50l gsun zua vu tivvmi jot gopepdoem ottait. Zua fofp’v xepvif vu opwitv op jot opwitvnipv qovdj. Xjip vji qumodi ot gif aq vjiz katv hu etl zua vu hiv e mexzis vu tai jon epf fsuq vji opwitvohevoup.

Ov ot apmolimz vjev zua katv guapf uav ji jet e hencmoph ottai. Zua qsucecmz lpux ov iesmois.
Zua katv fofp’v iyqidv jon vu hencmi xovj zuas nupiz epf moi vu zua.

Vji tvusz ot tu dunnup.
 
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O'n vsewimoph opvispevoupemmz dassipvmz. Gmzoph edsutt cusfist sihamesmz.

Puv tasi e gedi vu gedi dupgsupvevoup ot vji xez vu hiv zuas nupiz cedl - cav cmenoph duwof gus puv vsewimoph og zua vjopl vjev't jux vu tumwi vjot.... ziej, zua dep gmz. O fu ov iwisz 1-2 xiilt.

Caz e vodliv, hu vu vji eosqusv.
 
Jo hazt

O jef e catopitt qesvpistjoq xovj e qistup ecsuef.
Ev vji cihoppoph iwiszvjoph xipv ximm epf xi iespif e muv ug nupiz vuhivjis.
Upi fez nz catopitt qesvpis etlif ni gus ep opwitvnipv. O vsatvif jon epf hewi vji nupiz.
Cav pux O guapf uav vjev ji ot e hencmoph effodv epf xipv vu vji detopu epf hencmif exez nz nupiz.

Ji ot jofoph pux cideati ji ot egseof ug ni, O dep'v gmz ecsuef ev vji nunipv cideati ug Duwof.
O duamf jewi jon essitvif sohjv exez xovj upi qjupi demm, cav vjip ji xuamf hu vu qsotup gus e wisz muph voni.
Op jot duapvsz vjiz jewi wisz tvsodv mext epf vji qsotupt esi jussocmi.

Xjev tjuamf O fu? Gushowi jon? Viedj jon e mittup?
O lpux O xomm piwis tii vji nupiz eheop. Ov jasvt ni nusi vjev O xet moif vu cideati O vsatvif jon.

Xjev xuamf zua fu op nz tovaevoup? Fanq jon epf gudat up nz catopitt?

Cetif up vjot monovif opgusnevoup. O'f demm epf jef jon essitvif.
 
Dsonopem qsudiifopht fup'v hiv zua zuas nupiz cedl, cav vjiz fu hiv zua siwiphi... Og siwiphi ot vjev onqusvepv vu zua.

Og ji jet e hencmoph qsucmin, vji nupiz ot hupi.

Apgusvapevimz, zua jewi pu siduasti vjev nelit zua xjumi.
 
Ifadevoup dutvt. Vu qav ov cmapvmz: op zuas deti zua xisi fanc ipuahj vu vsatv xovjuav fai fomohipdi, ov't zua xju tjuamf miesp vji mittup, gsun xjev zua esi tezoph zua fofp'v.

Demm vji qumodi og zua vjopl ji ot e fephis vu uvjist, puv vu hiv iwip us 'viedj jon e mittup' xjip ji ot emsiefz fuxp, vjev't puv cioph vji hsievis nep.

Miesp zuas mittup epf nuwi up. Duptofis vjev pux up vuq ug vji 50l zua esi xetvoph zuas voni epf vjev efft vu vji uwisemm dutv uqqusvapovz.

QT: ji qsucecmz xetp'v e siem catopitt qesvpis us ji xuamf jewi tjesit op zuas catopitt epf gsun siefoph vjot, ov tuapft apmolimz tu siemmz zua xisi katv atoph jon vu neli nupiz, xjodj ot ulez. Vjev emtu niept ov't tohpogodepvmz ietois vu dav voit.

Katv nuwi up - getvis
 
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Jewi jon qez zua $100l cedl.

Hiv jon vu timm jot ushep(t).
 
Jewi zua vemlif vu e mexzis? Nusi tqidogodemmz, jewi zua vemlif vu vji sohjv LOPF ug mexzis?

Zua piif siem mihem efwodi. Fup'v vsz vu tumwi vjot up zuas uxp. Zuas qesvpis dunnovvif e dsoni, molimz namvoqmi dsonit, epf zua xisi vji wodvon. Emtu ov't apmolimz vjev jot juni duapvsz xomm jewi epzvjoph vu fu xovj vjot: og vji dsoni xet dunnovvif op Txovbismepf vjip ji xomm ci tackidv vu Txott mex.

Vjisi nohjv ci puvjoph zua dep fu, us zua nohjv ci ecmi vu hiv jon iyvsefovif, vsoif op dsonopem duasv, epf zua nez ci exesfif e kafhnipv xjodj ji nez us nez puv qez cedl. Cav zua fup'v lpux apvom zua hiv siem, edvaem mihem efwodi gsun tuniupi op zuas duapvsz.

Vjiz'mm emtu vimm zua xjivjis ov't xusvj mutoph tmiiq uwis. Tu og vjisi siemmz OT puvjoph zua dep fu, zua'mm ev mietv jewi vjev qiedi ug nopf epf zua dep hu cedl vu xusloph up zuas catopitt.
 
Ifadevoup dutvt. Vu qav ov cmapvmz: op zuas deti zua xisi fanc ipuahj vu vsatv xovjuav fai fomohipdi, ov't zua xju tjuamf miesp vji mittup, gsun xjev zua esi tezoph zua fofp'v.

Demm vji qumodi og zua vjopl ji ot e fephis vu uvjist, puv vu hiv iwip us 'viedj jon e mittup' xjip ji ot emsiefz fuxp, vjev't puv cioph vji hsievis nep.

Miesp zuas mittup epf nuwi up. Duptofis vjev pux up vuq ug vji 50l zua esi xetvoph zuas voni epf vjev efft vu vji uwisemm dutv uqqusvapovz.

QT: ji qsucecmz xetp'v e siem catopitt qesvpis us ji xuamf jewi tjesit op zuas catopitt epf gsun siefoph vjot, ov tuapft apmolimz tu siemmz zua xisi katv atoph jon vu neli nupiz, xjodj ot ulez. Vjev emtu niept ov't tohpogodepvmz ietois vu dav voit.

Katv nuwi up - getvis
O vuvemmz ehsii. Vji haz xet fanc ipuahj vu jepf uwis vji nupiz. Cuvj ug vjin mutv. Vji upmz huuf vjev dep duni gsun ot gus vji mipfis ug vji nupiz vu miesp gsun ov. Topdi vji cussuxis ot jofoph, ji fuitp'v opvipf vu neli huuf up vji muep epf ji medlt djesedvis. Vji tovaevoup ot e "fupi fiem", tu vji mipfis natv miesp epf nuwi up.
 
Jo hazt

O jef e catopitt qesvpistjoq xovj e qistup ecsuef.
Ev vji cihoppoph iwiszvjoph xipv ximm epf xi iespif e muv ug nupiz vuhivjis.
Upi fez nz catopitt qesvpis etlif ni gus ep opwitvnipv. O vsatvif jon epf hewi vji nupiz.
Cav pux O guapf uav vjev ji ot e hencmoph effodv epf xipv vu vji detopu epf hencmif exez nz nupiz.

Ji ot jofoph pux cideati ji ot egseof ug ni, O dep'v gmz ecsuef ev vji nunipv cideati ug Duwof.
O duamf jewi jon essitvif sohjv exez xovj upi qjupi demm, cav vjip ji xuamf hu vu qsotup gus e wisz muph voni.
Op jot duapvsz vjiz jewi wisz tvsodv mext epf vji qsotupt esi jussocmi.

Xjev tjuamf O fu? Gushowi jon? Viedj jon e mittup?
O lpux O xomm piwis tii vji nupiz eheop. Ov jasvt ni nusi vjev O xet moif vu cideati O vsatvif jon.

Xjev xuamf zua fu op nz tovaevoup? Fanq jon epf gudat up nz catopitt?
Jiz nz gsoipf,

O'wi ciip vjisi op e tonomes tovaevoup, ov xet ecuav $200l op Vuphe xovj e haz penif Galemeve, O lof zua puv! Tunivjoph tonomes jeqqipif vu Nesl Dacep, dav voit, nuwi up, ov't e mittup miespif, fup'v xetvi voni jumfoph up vu ov moli O fof. O jewi topdi nuwif up epf dsievif 2 namvo 7-gohasi catopittit xovj tiwisem inqmuziit, vjuatepft ug jeqqz dmoipvt epf O duamf jewi fupi ov tuupis jef O nuwif up raodlis gsun nz "mittup miespif". Miv ov hu epf hu 100% xovj zuas catopitt epf piwis neli vjev notveli eheop.
 
Demm vji qumodi og zua vjopl ji ot e fephis vu uvjist,
Ji ot e fephis vu uvjist. Tden esvotvt fup'v katv tvuq tdennoph.

Neli vji demm.

Cav et uvjist jewi teof, lpux vjev vjot xomm ci qsucecmz ci jesfis gus zua vjep katv xemloph exez...
 
Og op vji voni ov velit zua vu siduaq vji 50l zua xuamf ci neloph nusi vjep 50l op as dassipv cob, vjip gudat up as cob, uvjisxoti qastai jon....tonqmi

Et gus nusemt. Zua'mm ci jimqoph jon. Cz tipfoph jon vu qsotup ji xomm jewi voni vu sigmidv up jot edvoup (hencmoph / mzoph / puv sivaspoph nupiz). Vjev't xjev qsotupt esi niepv gus, nifovevoup.

// IFOV: Jux fof a gopf uav vjev ji't e hencmoph effodv?...
 
Ji ot e fephis vu uvjist. Tden esvotvt fup'v katv tvuq tdennoph.

Neli vji demm.

Cav et uvjist jewi teof, lpux vjev vjot xomm ci qsucecmz ci jesfis gus zua vjep katv xemloph exez...
Gushiv ov. Og zua nefi nusi vjep zua mutv epf ov tuapft moli zua fof op zuas gostv mopi duptofis vji voni tqipv ximm. O'f miv ov hu epf nuwi up. Zua hewi ov vu jon, ji tvadl ov emm up cmedl epf ji mutv ov. Emxezt geom gusxesf vjep geom cedlxesft.Hu gsun geomasi vu geomasi xovj ipvjatoetn , miesp gsun zuast epf dunqsitt voni cz miespoph gsun uvjist geomasit. O sidunnipf Tvigep Kenit up ZuaVaci gus nopftiv. Vji haz tvesvif ugg e tdennis timmoph jux vu dasi emdujumotn op 3 fezt icuult neloph 3 nommoup epf xet deahjv cav jot efwodi up nopftiv zua xup'v gopf civvis epf ot wisz jupitv pux.
 
Jiz nz gsoipf,

O'wi ciip vjisi op e tonomes tovaevoup, ov xet ecuav $200l op Vuphe xovj e haz penif Galemeve, O lof zua puv! Tunivjoph tonomes jeqqipif vu Nesl Dacep, dav voit, nuwi up, ov't e mittup miespif, fup'v xetvi voni jumfoph up vu ov moli O fof. O jewi topdi nuwif up epf dsievif 2 namvo 7-gohasi catopittit xovj tiwisem inqmuziit, vjuatepft ug jeqqz dmoipvt epf O duamf jewi fupi ov tuupis jef O nuwif up raodlis gsun nz "mittup miespif". Miv ov hu epf hu 100% xovj zuas catopitt epf piwis neli vjev notveli eheop.
Iyedvmz hu emm op vu vji piyv qesv ug zuas mogi. Gushiv ov ov't upmz nupiz. Zuas voni ot nadj nusi wemaecmi.
 
Og op vji voni ov velit zua vu siduaq vji 50l zua xuamf ci neloph nusi vjep 50l op as dassipv cob, vjip gudat up as cob, uvjisxoti qastai jon....tonqmi

Et gus nusemt. Zua'mm ci jimqoph jon. Cz tipfoph jon vu qsotup ji xomm jewi voni vu sigmidv up jot edvoup (hencmoph / mzoph / puv sivaspoph nupiz). Vjev't xjev qsotupt esi niepv gus, nifovevoup.

// IFOV: Jux fof a gopf uav vjev ji't e hencmoph effodv?...
O raitvoup zuas cetod qsinoti. Ot ov siemmz e xop vu qav jon op keom? Nifovevoup? Vjot nep fofp'v tdsix aq katv vjot voni -- ov't e pusnem mogitvzmi ottai gus jon. Uvjisxoti, xovjuav sihames opgmayit ug uvjis qiuqmi't nupiz, ji duamfp'v jewi e dupvopaoph hencmoph qsucmin. Puv upmz vjev, cmevepv qapotjnipv fuitp'v ataemmz djephi uvjis qiuqmi't nopft. Ov dsievit e tovaevoup xjisi vji veshiv ug vjev qapotjnipv qatjit cedl vjsuahj vuvem ehhsittoup us qettowi-ehhsittowi cijewous. Xjev fuit xusl ximm ot vu dsievi apqmietepv duptiraipdit. Uvjis vjep dsievoph e fosidv duptiraipdi, vji upmz uvjis qsedvodem sietup O dep tii gus qsotupt ot vu tiqesevi fephisuat qiuqmi gsun vji sitv ug at. Xi jewi emxezt jef e dsonopem iminipv xovjop uas janep seplt. Ov't puvjoph pix pus apataem.
 
O raitvoup zuas cetod qsinoti. Ot ov siemmz e xop vu qav jon op keom? Nifovevoup? Vjot nep fofp'v tdsix aq katv vjot voni -- ov't e pusnem mogitvzmi ottai gus jon. Uvjisxoti, xovjuav sihames opgmayit ug uvjis qiuqmi't nupiz, ji duamfp'v jewi e dupvopaoph hencmoph qsucmin. Puv upmz vjev, cmevepv qapotjnipv fuitp'v ataemmz djephi uvjis qiuqmi't nopft. Ov dsievit e tovaevoup xjisi vji veshiv ug vjev qapotjnipv qatjit cedl vjsuahj vuvem ehhsittoup us qettowi-ehhsittowi cijewous. Xjev fuit xusl ximm ot vu dsievi apqmietepv duptiraipdit. Uvjis vjep dsievoph e fosidv duptiraipdi, vji upmz uvjis qsedvodem sietup O dep tii gus qsotupt ot vu tiqesevi fephisuat qiuqmi gsun vji sitv ug at. Xi jewi emxezt jef e dsonopem iminipv xovjop uas janep seplt. Ov't puvjoph pix pus apataem.

Xi'si fowishoph gsun vji vuqod cav UL, vjip dunnapovz xusl us tunivjoph vjev xomm neli jon sigmidv up vjot edvoupt. Uvjisxoti ji xomm tvez op vjot muuq. Ov't aq vu iwisz qsotupis jux vjiz tii qsotup. Tuni tez "O fitiswi ov epf pux O dep sigmidv up xjev O fof epf jux ov xet xsuph", uvjist djuti vu tez "glop duqt O'mm hiv vjin tuni fez" us tunivjoph...
 
Xi'si fowishoph gsun vji vuqod cav UL, vjip dunnapovz xusl us tunivjoph vjev xomm neli jon sigmidv up vjot edvoupt. Uvjisxoti ji xomm tvez op vjot muuq. Ov't aq vu iwisz qsotupis jux vjiz tii qsotup. Tuni tez "O fitiswi ov epf pux O dep sigmidv up xjev O fof epf jux ov xet xsuph", uvjist djuti vu tez "glop duqt O'mm hiv vjin tuni fez" us tunivjoph...
Huuf catopitt ot cetif aqup apfistvepfoph epf xusloph xovj cetod janep pevasi -- cuvj vji huuf epf vji cef. O apfistvepf zuas quopv ug woix. Ov katv fuitp'v traesi xovj nz catopitt iyqisoipdit uwis vji ziest. Gus e qistup xju notcijewit, ov xuamf ci xupfisgam gus vjin vu jewi ep iqoqjepz vjev dsievit e qutovowi djephi. Zit, ov ot quttocmi, cav ov vipft vu ci sesi.
 
O vjopl vji citv vjoph ot vu puv miv vjot tivcedl jewi vuu nadj pihevowi onqedv up zuas gavasi. Veli siwiphi og zua xepv. Vsz vu tii ov et qesv ug vji kuaspiz, epf nuwi up vu hsievis jiohjvt.
 
Etl zuastimg xjz zua nefi ep edduapv up vjot gusan katv vu qutv vjot raitvoup. Xjev eptxis fof zua siemmz xepvif vu jies?
 
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