AITA for not wanting to be friend with my housemate anymore?
TL;DR: House mate asked for $1k and never paid til 3 years + later and asked to borrowed and sublease a car but was denied. Now flexing on new car and debt paid. we never talk again and like to keep it that way, AITA?
AT 2023; 32 M (me) went on room hunting and found a spot for reasonable price. Started living with a 30 M next door room neighbor. I was being kind enough and offered some small techie stuff as a peace offering. He did the same and we hit it off pretty well with some similar interest in video games. He hit a rock on the road in terms of missing on rent and lost his car due to his own demise and foolishness ( sold his old car for a new one but used an expired insurance to get it and the company repoed it). I offered to help him get by with $1k and an old job as a porter for amazon (drive for dispatch/van style) and even offer to pick him up and drop him off. He denied the offer but instead ask if i could lend him my car to do doordash until he can get himself a ride (i denied that after a month of conflict and when he asked if i could buy him a car with my name and transfer the title to him).
Fast forward to 3 years, during them years he did pretty much rent out cars to do whatever gig job he does (uber eat, door dash, etc.) and still did not pay me for years and the landlord for months (I send some text even convincing him to paid off monthly but still failed). There were times that i would love to get those money back for some other emergency need but he rather spend it on himself rather than pay me and the landlord off until he got a settlement (truck accident that ram on him during renting a car).
Turning to now he got a settlement, paid me and landlord off. Flexing on having a new car and roiding up on accesories for said car. My mind is pretty much relieved that the debt is settled but the friendship is long gone. everytime we met we just gone silent and avoid each other as much as possible. I'm ok with it as my busy work kept my mind away but something tell me i'm the asshole for demanding to get the debt settled. i understand i'm being a doormat to this dude but in sincerely, truly, am I the asshole for not wanting anything to do with the dude anymore even though in some conciousness i wish things would have gone different?