WE haven't established anything. Isn't it obvious if the OP cannot afford to part with the money, this entire thread becomes moot? Might as well have a thread "Hey I'm going to win the lottery so give me advice on how to spend it". He can either afford to give it away or can afford to go without it for a while as it's loaned out. Now, I'm not sure where you are getting that the cost of suing costs more than the loan. Do you know what small claims court is? It's not very costly fee-wise. The only thing it costs is time so a day's wages. Plus I think there's the possibility that the loser covers the winner's costs. So now if the OP earned $2000/day, pretty sure again, this conversation is a waste of time since he can clearly afford to give away the $2k. I know a guy who sued his roommate for 1 month's rent, $1200, because he didn't give proper notice when vacating.
Where have I ever denied hijacking threads? I do it whenever - it's not deliberate but I see no point in creating thousands of threads when a point in one thread can lead to a different discussion. So if someone makes a point in one thread that is off-topic, I'm more than happy to jump into a discussion about it.
As far as deletion, that's on the Mods and others. Granted I may be part ofthe problem, whether it be hijacking a thread or engaging in a heated discussion. But I'm never the one who starts any argument with rude remarks, sarcasm, jabs, etc. Pretty much every thread that goes into the toilet is due to people such as yourself that pass judgement and make negative comments but try and pass it off as "polite disagreement". So I suggest looking in the mirror and realizing you are part of the problem. You are the one who decided to get argumentative in this thread, not me. You could easily have said "I don't think this is relevant" or "How is this relevant". By adding the "As usual line" you basically took it into a different direction.
Now, to get back to the thread, given that the ex in this case clearly doesn't understand how a simple relationship works (don't as exes where you had a bad breakup for money) isn't a wise approach, it's a combo of ballsy, gall, and a bit pathetic. I don't know what the answer would be if she was still
in a supposedly healthy relationship with the OP and asked for the money but now that they are broken up, it's foolish.