“A couple of years ago, I came into a large amount of money (over $10 million) somewhat unexpectedly. ... I did make some mistakes, one of which was simply telling the people in my life about it.”

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"Dating has become harder since sooner or later, money and jobs come up. I'm not looking to be anybody's sugar daddy. The freebies and privileges are wild. I have a private banker who comes to me, so I rarely have to go to the bank — when I do, they have a separate area with champagne. They give me free meals at Michelin-star restaurants, hotel stays, chauffeur service to the airport, etc. All things I can afford but don't have to pay for."

"Over the past maybe five years, I've met two people who are from my background (raised very poor, then became wealthy), and they're two of my closest friends now. I feel bad about it, like I dumped my oldest friends, but I can't deal with constant sniping and jealous comments and being used as a walking wallet."

"One of them was my best friend since high school. He was a straight-A student, which, back then, gave him a lot of status. I, OTOH, was a B student. Now, as a fellow senior, and because he was not good at living within his means, he is struggling financially and has grown resentful of me. It eventually contributed to the end of our long friendship, sorry to say. We have learned that becoming financially comfortable is not always a path to happiness. The way I look at it is that having money does give you one less thing to worry about, but it can cause jealousy that can damage or even end relationships."

"And then, some of the rich kids I went to school with don't seem to know what to make of me moving in the same circles as them now...though, I think that one is more uncomfortable for them than me, haha."

"My father tells me I have 'too much money.' I have a less-than-stellar relationship with my parents because of their disdain for the fact that I'm not struggling as they have, and it's hard; parents should want better for their children, and it's obvious my parents don’t."

"Some think you're obligated to take care of them, but that's a hard no."

"I am proud to be able to support my elderly parents (and I do), but others in my family don't seem to understand why I won't do the same for them; it's because they are able-bodied adults who can earn their own living or they are teenagers who simply want cool things to show off to social media (although I do help out in emergencies). This summer I rented a large, beautiful lake house in Michigan for a long weekend with my sister and her boys, spent many thousands of dollars on the rental/food/activities/gas for boats, and on the last day, my nephew looked me in the eye and said next time, I need to rent a 'bigger and fancier' place than the literal f***king lakeside mansion we were in. He literally said, 'Do better next time.' What??? It's crap like that. What I've learned is this: People don't want to spend their own money — they want to spend YOURS because it isn't real to them. Your money is a disembodied idea in their heads, so when you say no, obviously the only reason is that you're a rich greedy a-hole who doesn't care about anyone but yourself. Give me a break!"

"Everything in life is simply better; from getting good healthcare to seeing elderly relatives whenever you want to supporting animal shelters. And the peace of mind? It’s like 50% of my emotional problems simply went away. Stress sucks. Money helps. We were young and broke once. Having money really does make life better."

"I could no longer commiserate with them about being broke because I was now on the other side. In some ways, it’s been lonely. I am beyond grateful for my life now, but I can’t relate to most of my peers, and I have no interest in living large. I would never want to go back to survival mode, and having money can make life easier, but there are feelings of isolation I was not prepared for."

"Apparently, a man is required to have goals but not allowed to actually achieve them. Sorry, but I'd rather be single and pursue things that actually interest me."

"But I DON'T care, because we are living our life and are now pregnant with our third baby, a girl!"

"Doing something nice for someone does not have the same effect either. People’s thoughts are that it was easy for you due to having money — not realizing that I am not financially motivated in life. I just became good at something and a few people believed in me."

"Plus, living at this level and zip code doesn’t usually happen to people my age, so most of my immediate neighbors are a different generation. As far as old friends, the cracks that were there in the relationship before the wealth will be there after, just larger, and that goes for family, too. I had a close girlfriend, who could never be happy for our mutual friends during weddings or baby showers, tell me that she 'just can’t be happy for me.' It hurt to hear but I can’t fault her for living her truth."

"The lifestyle they’re talking about? My husband is telling me to just get food delivered instead of stressing out about making dinner. My husband values time and peace of mind more than anything. Why stress about the leaky faucet when you can call a plumber? He’d rather hire a kid to mow our lawn than spend most of his weekend doing it."

"Friends began to somehow feel entitled to know my business: my financial status, my comings and goings, my purchases... The end result for me has been the 'loss' of several people I thought of as friends. Thankfully, over a decade later, my true friends are still around."

"I was dumbfounded and said, 'No, my dad has money now, but I don’t consider myself rich. I have definitely had privileges that most don’t, but I pay my bills with my minimum wage job while in school just like you.' She started ignoring me and refused to engage in any conversation with me after that, which was hard because we were in a class of 20 students per graduation class. She learned one new thing about me and decided that everything else was irrelevant after multiple months of friendship. I know I sound like a typical rich kid who says, 'I’m not rich, my parents are,' but I was raised by my mother who is a teacher. My dad and the majority of his salary went to his family on the side. I don’t have free access to any of my father’s money, and if I borrow from him, he expects it back."

Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.