why buy a book when you can join a library

humorous

(humorous) Being available for sexual relationships with various people is preferable to committing oneself to a single partner.

Japanese Meaning

「特定の１人との深い関係に縛られるより、複数の相手との気軽な関係を楽しむほうが魅力的だ」という意味。 / 「専念するよりも、いろいろな相手と性行為を楽しむことを推奨する」ことをユーモラスに表現した諺です。

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He laughed and quipped "why buy a book when you can join a library," using the proverb humorously to suggest that being available to many partners was preferable to committing to just one.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼は笑って軽口をたたき、冗談めかして「一冊の本を買うより図書館に入った方がいい」ということわざを用いて、一人の相手に縛られるより複数と関係を持つ方が良いと示した。

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(humorous) Being available for sexual relationships with various people is preferable to committing oneself to a single partner.

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