ok. Here's the situation: I borrowed some money from a friend. I told her I would pay her back this week, only now I don't have it. I have a little less than half, actually.

So. I don't know how to tell her. I'm really really scared that she's going to be really angry.

Someone I talked to about it said to lie, to make something up, but...that's not how I'm trying to live my life, you know? Plus I'm not a very good liar, lol.

But really. My friend is coming over tomorrow for her money. I am at a loss and I KNOW the DBT interpersonal effectiveness skills would really help this situation, but I can't think what to say.

I want to ask my T, and I might call her in the morning, but my friend is coming at 10 am and I don't know for sure if I will get to talk to T before then.

So. Please. Help me figure out how to do this. I want to be honest and I want to preserve the relationship. So I guess, to put it in DBT terms, if I prioritize relationship/objective/self-respect, I would put relationship first and self-respect second.