I agree, dishonesty is never the way to go. I learned this the hard way, as well as two of my former friends.

1. My two former friends spent years being homeless, then they settled down into an apartment in a shady area with even shadier room mates who frequently stole from them and because of drug addictions, etc the room mates could not come up with their share of the rent. The male friend had a promising job, but he barely survived with his friends dependent on him and he might as well have stayed homeless.

2. Secondly, because they were strapped for cash, they used me as a personal taxi driver driving them around to do their grocery shopping or pursue free crap they found on craigslist. Sometimes they were able to pay me, sometimes they asked if they can pay me back and sometimes they did and sometimes they didn't. With the girl, she had absolutely no concept of what money meant as she was disabled, and often times she'd ask me to buy her things and I would knowing she would never pay me back.

3. After much drama, I finally cut them off financially and cut them out of my life. They were full of drama and I hated the fact that I let them borrow money knowing they weren't going to pay me back. So in your case, don't be like my two friends. Pay your friend back no matter at what costs. Ask if he will accept monthly payments. Get a part-time job, any job that will hire you. Work hard to pay your friend back. Please, $1000 is a LOT of money to borrow and there are even greater consequences if you don't. If he's that kind of guy, he can very well sue you and you can go to jail. That's not a reason to hide from this. You HAVE to pay him back. Don't look for a reason not to. You made a promise that you have to keep. IF YOU ARE HONEST FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, EVERYTHING WILL WORK IN YOUR FAVOR.

Let me repeat that.

IF YOU ARE HONEST FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, EVERYTHING WILL WORK IN YOUR FAVOR.