How do you ask friends to give money back? Quentin Fottrell,...

How do you ask friends to give money back?
Quentin Fottrell, marketwatch.com

My wife and I lent friends $15,000 about 10 years ago, but they’ve only paid back $3,500 of it.

Dear Moneyologist,

My wife made a couple of loans to friends roughly 10 years ago. They were having trouble making ends meet. I was not in…