What are things you cannot lend to your friends?

Family, personal stuffs like toothbrush, underwear, lastname or my name. I cannot lend my friends my identity.

This is a very good question. Got me to think for a while. Let's see... When it comes to people that I really trust, I guess I can easily lend them things that I know that they would really take care of. I have already lent someone a digital camera because she needed it on some reunion that they were going to attend to. Luckily, she was able to take some pictures of the event since nobody else bothered to bring their own I have also lent money to those that I know. I know that they would pay it back so I can just lend them what they need, as long as I can lend them of course. I wouldn't really go all the way just to lend someone something while I really can't. So yeah, depends on the person, be it a friend or a colleague. If I think that I can really trust this person, I'll try to help as much as I can. To those that I don't really trust on taking care of things, I just say that I can't lend it, especially when the things that they are trying to borrow aren't mine but, owned by a brother, sister or something that everybody uses in the family. Good excuse not to lend, I suppose.

Honestly, I have trouble lending anything to my friends. I have lent stuff to my friends in the past, and I never got it back, or I got it back and it was totally ruined or destroyed. I don't lend anything to anyone anymore because I don't trust them to give it back to me or to give it back to me in one piece.

:) I can lend my camera to my friends, though I love it a lot. But it's not that expensive, and I believe my friends will take care of it, so, I'm okay with it. Speaking things that you cannot lend to friends, I guess that's a lot. For example, you true love. Well, I understand that for you, your camera is your love.

I agree with mariposa, dont lend your things to your friends especially when it has a sentimental value. Besides, I think your friends would understand you.

Well for me i can not lend my personal laptop to my friends for long or i can not let them borrow it and use or bring at home.They can use my laptop if they want in my house but i will not let them bring it to their home.This is one of the important things for me and i consider this my bestfriend so this si one thing i will not lend to anyone.

Yeah, my sister found that out that she couldn't lend her camera, sadly though she still hasn't gotten it back and it has been months and the people won't return it, they were supposed to been friends that wanted to take new photos of a baby..but come up with tons of excuses not to give her camera back. I don't loan out mine anymore when one came back messed up and had to toss it. Also games and game consoles, They tend to come back not working so well or at all. Had to toss out the PlayStation because of that..I feel that when something belongs to someone that a person would take excellent care of it more then they would their own things. But sadly that isn't the case in alot of things. I have some that I know you night as well give it to them because half the time you don't get it back...or it will take 6 months or so..I have loaned out my clothes before..but learned who I could and couldn't loan to again..Loaning can and does destroy a friendship unless you keep turning the other cheek again and again..believe me it is just a pain in the behind...a good friend will replace a damaged item if they can...or atleast offer..a bad one doesn't..and sadly I know to many of them..

I've learned that I cannot lend movies to friends...because they rarly return them. I am also about to stop lending books to friends...my books mean alot to me....and they just don't treat my things with the same care that I do.

All of my belongings I will allow my friends to borrow except my wife. Exclusive for me no one can borrow her. Just kidding! Anyway, if they are close to me, I let them to used all my things. All of my friends knows how I take care my personal things, that is why they are also careful in all things that I own. There was an incident with my favorite things, it was my motorcycle that I take care most of the time. One of my close friend lend it because he is my close friend i let him to drive it but when he came to my house my motorcycle was already damage. I was shock but material thing is not very important compare to the life of my friend. Better my friend was ok although he was wounded.

I have some friends I could lend them (and have) anything I own. They are very special and a lot more important than a camera or a car (both of which I have lent to them). There are other friends I would not lend many of my things as they don´t know how to care for them. I don´t lend all my things to my closest family either. My daughters tend to think that my posessions are theirs and they take a bowl with party leftovers to their houses and NEVER return them. Sometimes I find them there, sometimes they have disappeared in thin air.

It's hard for me to answer this question for my friend seldom ask me to lend them something. Personally speaking, I don't want to lend my private stuffs such as mobile phone and laptop to others including my friends. The definition of "lend" means letting others bring my stuffs home and use several days. If my friends just asks to make a phone call by my mobile phone or send a email by my laptop, that will be no problem.

Anything that is really essential to my life really. There are a lot of friends that I have, that you have to constantly remind them to return anything. There have been CDs and video games and the like that I have lent back in High School and I doubt I am going to ever even see them again. After a while, I just realized that even to the most trustworthy person, it is a risk to lend your things out, that mean a lot to you. The one thing about every thing that I never would lend under any circumstances is money. People swear up and down that they pay you back. Some of them do but a lot of the times, I might as well just take out a lighter and just light a twenty dollar bill on fire. There were times where I have had people borrow money, and never paid me back. Trust me, I've learned my lesson after all of these years. Still the main point is never lend out things that you really need and are hanging your hopes in getting back.

When it comes to personal stuff like laptop, digi cam, cellphones, accessories, etc. I cannot lend it to any of my friends specially if that stuff was given to me and that stuff is costly. I am so particular with my things and I really value them. You're right, to avoid possible conflicts with your friends, better not lend it to them. ^.^

Well I would have to say money. I have lent money to friends a couple of times and it usually ends up with problems in the end. I also wouldn't lend my car out to just anybody either.

I suppose anything very expensive. Sure I would lend my DVd player, and that old Tv I got downstairs, plus dishes, and p0ts and pans, but like my digital camera unless it is just for one to shoot a photo, and my cell phone no way. I do not think it is right to loan things out. I guess I have been watching Judge Judy too many times.

i think stuff that i really like such as my art supplies, books etc, stuff that is really special to me for one reason or another.

I agree with you.. I wouldn't borrow a friend my digital camera. The only person I would really trust (and moreso trust to pay me back if she lost it or broke it) is my sister, and she's borrowed me her digital camera several times! (Don't worry, I didn't break OR lose it!). Another thing I would NOT lend is money - only because I can definitely see a friendship being RUINED over that whole ordeal, and because the majority of my friends are broke - and I am as well (well, maybe not broke, but I certainly don't have any money to lend anyone at this point in time.. Unless it was a super-small amount). I've borrowed my clothes out, and borrowed out my car for a couple of weeks while i was vacationing in Sweden to a close friend, and I didn't mind that. Perhaps I would if I had a new Escalade, but I have a 94 Saturn and I trust the friend.

I would never lend to or borrow money from anyone.

for me, money and for sure that's the only way you will lose a friend.

I cannot lend my car to any of my friends. I take care of as my kid.