A friend from college had been out of work for nearly 5 years, so a bunch of us decided to help.

About $9,500 was raised so he could pick up a marketable skill or finally launch the business he’d been talking about for years.
Instead…
He announced he was getting married.
His explanation was that having some money in hand made it feel like the right time to settle down.
Then he followed it up with another request:
The wedding was expected to cost over $25,000, and he asked everyone who had already helped him to contribute again.
That was the moment people realized the issue had never been a lack of support.
It was a lack of priorities.