Told my brother "no" over text instead of a phone call and it went way better
He asked to borrow $600 for the third time this year, and I used to get sucked into a 40 minute call where I'd cave by the end. This time I sent one short text saying I can't lend money anymore, and he just replied "ok fair" and that was it. Has anyone else had a limit-setting thing go smoother in writing than face to face, or did it blow up later for you?