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Re: Do you like lending out your books to others?

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I for sure don't... I don't really like letting anyone borrow my things cause most of time i never get them back. it gives me really bad anxiety about it though... not necessarily about losing the item itself, but confrontation it can cause...

Last time I let anyone borrow a book, they gave it back to me with half the cover missing due to their dog chewing on it. It wasn't the worst thing in the world, i mean i love dogs and I know how easily something can get eaten by it but when i showed any kinda feelings indicating I was upset, the chick I let borrow made a big deal about how it shouldn't be a big deal and got indignant that I even deign to mention it. (it didn't help that I knew if it the situation was reverse she would have thrown a sh*t fit)

Now I only let my mom borrow books because I know she will replace them/show legit remorse if they get ruined. I have since expanded my "library congregation" to my good friend at work, mainly based on the fact that she actually returned money she borrowed from me (that's right I am more willing to let someone borrow money hahaha) and I had a several copies of it ha
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It's been two years and my Night Vale book still hasn't been returned -_- I don't mind lending, usually, but in this instance I'm tempted to charge a late fee!
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As long as it isn't a childhood book with a lot of sentimental value, I love to lend books. Sharing books I've read and enjoyed makes reading 10x more fun for me. I love to discuss good plots and characters. Recently I've been sharing the ACOTAR series with people and it's a lot of fun.
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I hate lending out books. I have had too many experiences where I let a friend borrow a book and then I never get it back, or when I do get it back, it is pretty seriously damaged.
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I do lend out my books all the time but i give warnings to not to fold pages or make them dirty and return to me as soon as possible :lol2: . I am just obsessed with my books.
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That's the exact reason why I don't lend books. I have only lent one book and it took my friend a long time to return it. When he did, the book jacket was messed up. Books are so precious to me and I don't want to risk the rest of them getting messed up. Therefore, I will just tell someone to borrow them from a library.
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I don't particularly like it. But I can still lend books to people who I know care about books and who would not harm my books in any case. There are only certain people who I have the courage to lend my books to. Since I also borrow books from people a lot of times, not lending to others would be like being hypocrite. I expect the person taking my book to take care of it like it is something very precious.
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Not really to be completely honest! I'm quite proud of my book collection, and I really hesitate to lend out books. That does not, however, mean that I will never lend one out. Usually I am okay with lending out a book to a person that I truly trust and will understand how much the upkeeping of that book means to me. I also lend out books when I know the person will actually enjoy them and finish them in a timely manner.
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I don't like it. But after issuing the terms and conditions, I let them borrow it.
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I do not. However, if I do it's usually to a friend who also likes books, so they know to keep it in good condition.
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I don't like lending out my books. I have had bad experiences in the past that I no longer trust anyone with my precious books.
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I do, but only if I know they're also big readers and won't destroy my books.
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For the most part, no, I do not mind. I generally assume I will not get the book back if I lend it out. But, I probably wouldn't risk "giving" someone a book unless it was replaceable. If I have made notes in it, then I probably wouldn't lend it out. I have lent books to people, or exchanged temporarily, and I have gotten them back. I just don't count on getting them back.
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I like lending books to other only if they return the book on time and without any damage to the book.
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I will lend my books to other people only if I know them well enough that I am confident that they will treat my book properly and even then I am paranoid about them messing it up.
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