<prompt> Human: I know before you say anything, you really shouldnt lend out money unless you know the risk of never getting it paid back and involving family only makes it worse. Even though I know it seems like a hopeless situation, I am looking for other perspectivesadvice :Heres the quick breakdown: Brother-in-law and girlfriend came over from Belgium last August to visit and we took a trip to Yellowstone. We split some costs like when one person put a dinner billhotel cost all on one credit card and we kept track of pretty much everything. So after when we went over the expenses, we calculated that they owed my partner and I about 200. Its been a year and they still have not paid us back. What makes matters worse, or explains why there hasnt been any resolution, is that the trip didnt end very well due to other unrelated issues and there hasnt been any communication since despite us sending them emails reminding them to pay. We are trying not to let this get under our skin, but after a year, we imagined they would just pay what was owed and move on.Are we out of options? It is complicated in that we dont live in the same country and they refuse to send any kind of reply to our emailswhatsapp messages etc. Family members in Belgium have brought up the subject, but the brother-in-law refuses to engage in giving an answer.Its upsetting, because 200 isnt a huge amount, but it hurts to feel cheated by two people who can easily pay this money back without issue and I am pretty disappointed in how they have handled this whole situation by ignoring us and trying to sweep it under the rug, out of sight.Advice?  <response>: To be honest I would count it as a blessing that you learned a hard lesson and it only cost you 200. Im sure there are others reading this that learned that lesson for much, much more 