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In a viral Reddit message, a woman reached out to others for advice and insight now that she’s no longer allowing her friend to “borrow my car” given the way the friend “returned it [the] last time” \u2014 and yet she’s taking heat for her stance from others.<\/p>\n

Over 3,000 people reacted to date to the post, with nearly 1,000 comments posted so far about the dilemma.<\/p>\n

“I have a decent used car<\/a> that I worked hard to pay off,” wrote the 27-year-old woman.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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“It\u2019s nothing fancy, but it runs well and I take really good care of it \u2014 regular maintenance, I keep it clean, no smoking, no trash left inside, etc.,” the Reddit poster went on.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019ve always been a little protective of it because I rely on it every day for work.”<\/p>\n

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A woman who relies on her car to drive to work every day has refused to loan it out again to a friend who treated it poorly the first time.<\/span> (iStock)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

She said that just a few months ago, a friend \u2014 “let\u2019s call her Sarah,” she wrote \u2014 “asked to borrow it for a weekend trip<\/a> because her car was in the shop. I hesitated but said yes because we\u2019ve been friends for years and I wanted to help.”<\/p>\n

The Reddit writer said her friend returned the car two days later with a host of problems.<\/p>\n

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There were “fast-food wrappers in the back seat,” plus “dirt all over the passenger floor.”<\/p>\n

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First of all, it had “less than a quarter tank of gas (I\u2019d filled it before giving it to her),” wrote the woman.<\/p>\n

Then, there were “fast-food wrappers<\/a> in the back seat” plus “dirt all over the passenger floor.”<\/p>\n

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Finally, as “the cherry on top,” there was “a mystery scratch on the back bumper that she swore \u2018was already there\u2019 (it wasn\u2019t),” the woman wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She said that she “didn\u2019t say much at the time because I hate confrontation, but I was honestly [upset]. Especially because I expected more out of someone I’m friends with<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

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“Flash forward to this week. She texts me asking if she can borrow my car again for a different trip,” wrote the woman in her viral post.<\/span> (Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The woman continued in her post, “Flash forward to this week. She texts me asking if she can borrow my car again for a different trip.”<\/p>\n

So “I told her no, very politely,” wrote the Reddit poster, “and said I just wasn\u2019t comfortable loaning it out anymore.”<\/p>\n

The friend apparently became “upset” and began “saying things like, \u2018Are you sure you can\u2019t just help me out? That\u2019s what friends do for each other’ \u2014 I feel like she\u2019s guilt-tripping me,” the woman added.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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“I just wasn\u2019t comfortable loaning it out anymore.”<\/p>\n

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The woman wrote that she’s now “getting messages from another mutual friend saying I\u2019m being too uptight<\/a> and that it wouldn\u2019t kill me to help her out \u2018just this once.\u2019”\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Added the woman, “I feel like I\u2019m being guilt-tripped for setting a boundary after already being taken advantage of once.”<\/p>\n

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“It’s your car. It’s expensive and somewhat essential. You don’t need a reason not to lend it out.”<\/span> (iStock)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

She then asked others for their thoughts on whether she’s wrong for refusing to loan out her car once again to the same person.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Don’t back down,” wrote one person. “She’s not your friend, and she’s obviously already talking s— about you behind your back.”<\/p>\n

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Another person said, “Here’s a novel thought. They have rental cars<\/a>! I know, what a wacky idea.”<\/p>\n

Another individual shared this thought, which many others agreed with: “It\u2019s just common courtesy to return someone\u2019s car clean, with a full tank, and in the same (if not better) condition as you got it.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

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“Don’t back down,” wrote one person about the Reddit drama between two women. “She’s not your friend.”<\/span> (iStock; Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The person went on, “That\u2019s the bare minimum as a thank-you for trusting someone with your car. She didn\u2019t respect that the first time, so no, she shouldn’t borrow your car again.”<\/p>\n

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And another person shared this bit of insight: “It’s your car. It’s expensive and somewhat essential. You don’t need a reason not to lend it out.”<\/p>\n

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Maureen Mackey is managing editor of lifestyle at Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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