Beggers can't be choosers

Lately I have been finding myself torn between the friends I have. If it's not one saying something about me behind my back it's another. I mean, I never had this issue back home. Now, I mean people in Virginia it just seems have a different perspective on "friendship". I just do not get it. What would compell someone to go say something that isn't true about someone to someone else??
Recently, I had a co-worker who was considered a friend, up and leave her husband; in a trailer, with no car, no money, nothing in Richmond, VA. I was not really friends with this husband, but he found that I was the only person he could call to help. I did, I live 2 hours from where he was, and I went and got him. After that, about a month goes by, I figure we had a room to rent why not? So he stayed here for about 2-3 months. He was a great roommate, probably one of the best I have ever experienced. We got into one arguement about his cat getting fixed. All of sudden, all hell breaks loose. Suddenly (after everything I had done for him) I am the one creating problems, I am the one at fault for stuff, and all that jazz. So he moves out, on his own choice. Then a week ago, tells Aaron that he was "pushed out". After he told Aaron a few weeks before that that he felt tension in the house and wanted to to move out to save our friendships. Then, he is hearing from people that I "threw him out" and that I said he was a "thief and a liar". Which was never said, but nevertheless, the roommate chose to listen to people he "didn't even know" according to him. So, I have actually come to terms with that I am too nice to people. I do too much for people, and after all of that and him telling my best friend that I stole from him and stuff; I am not going to give in to people anymore. If people need a favor, they can look elsewhere and ask someone else. Because even though I am scared to move to a different country, I am actually counting the days so I can start over and get away from the people who are taking advanatage of me.
Then I have people who are trying to be sociable with me and get "information" just to talk behind my back; well that's over too. I'm not talking to many people anymore about my life or what goes on in it. So therefore, I guess since I chose the "friends" I had I can't really complain since I put myself there.
But anyways, just another thought for another blog.