I gave an advance ($$$) to my regular as I have been to her few times before. She has been honest and been very accommodating so far. Unfortunately this time, she got into some tough situation and couldnt make the appointment work. I still believe her words and think situation is the culprit. I tried checking with her back on the appointment but havent got proper response. I also didnt want to sound rude or demanding. I am not posting an alert or writing an review as I am still giving her the benefit of doubt. I am still out of that money and ended up in a situation where I cant talk to her as free as before.
What I am trying to say is - No matter how much you know the person before, here or in your personal life, try not to exchange money on hope basis as you will never know how situations might play out. You may end up losing a good contact/relationship that you once had, even though its neither of your fault.