Originally Posted by
davie355
If he has a bad back I know nothing of it.
In good faith all relevant facts are in my original post. This friend and I are not close but we have known each other, on amicable terms, with regular communication, for 6 years.
The likeliest explanation, I think, is that he forgot that I was "paying" for the room. He may have believed the room was truly free.
In that case, you were just being polite for the sake of being polite and hoping, expecting the friend to say he will take the sofabed ? You had to make your choices known if you wanted the bet. You offered, he accepted, case closed.