would you make your s/o sign a promissory note?

no, i wouldn't.

Think about his track record. If in the past he has always given you your money back (or reimbursed you for your expenses) then I wouldn't make him sign anything but if he has proven himself to untrustworthy then I wouldn't loan him anything that I can't afford to lose. I would either give him a couple dollars towards the 1K or I would make him sign the promissory note (and I would ONLY give him the money if I truly believed that he needed it i.e. he needed to get his car out the impound so that he could go to work). 

If Im not married to you, Im not loaning you that much. But for any big amounts, thats a no-go


Edited by ScorpioLuv - Jan 21 2013 at 9:43pm

I learned the hard way about loaning a much smaller amount of money.  That was the first and last time I ever loaned anyone anything.  I am now of the mindset that if you are good with your money, you will have at least a good portion of any emergency expenses covered.

ScorpioLuv I am so sorry that happened to you. I was speaking on my past experiences and I got this one (and only one) ex that i know if he asked to borrow that much money he truly needed it and would give it back but at the same time he would probably do without before breaking down and asking me for that much money. Now, for the rest of my boos/ex's/whatever you want to call them I'd give them a couple of dollars if I felt like because a grand not worth a lawsuit. But after hearing your story I wanna change my answer to JUST SAY YOU HAD A BUNCH OF UNEXPECTED EXPENSES COME UP AND YOU'LL BE BROKE UNTIL AFTER WHATEVER HE'S TRYING TO PAY FOR IS DUE.

~ He can't be mad at you for being broke


Edited by hairfanatic501 - Jan 21 2013 at 9:51pm