When we lend someone something, we generally expect to get it back… in the same condition. But that’s not always how the story unfolds. Even Shakespeare knew the risks involved and tried to warn us all when he wrote in Hamlet that “Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend.”
One woman learned the hard way when she let her close friend borrow a blue bridesmaid dress for an upcoming wedding. Imagine her horror when the satin dress came back a few sizes smaller. Her friend audaciously decided to alter the dress without asking for permission. Now, said friend is refusing to pay to replace it. Bored Panda spoke to etiquette expert and author Rosalinda Randall to get her take on the matter.
