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I don't want to dual boot, mainly because of the risk of Linux randomly eating my Windows install.
I'd be more worried about the windows bootloader deciding to overwrite grub
Windows randomly nuking the EFI partition is very much more a reality.
So it can go either way, they can both eat eachother?
Does this happen even if they're on separate harddrives?
I've never heard of Linux destroying a Windows partition unless there's a blatant user error.
Ive literally never heard of that. Windows can overwrite grub/your bootloader though (easy fix, just boot into a live usb and reinstall grub).
If Linux eats your Windows install that's a serious bug. That means it's overwritten data on a drive that's not even mounted, without you directing it to do so.
Disclaimer: I'm not knowledgeable about the "under the hood" things on Linux OR Windows. I've just heard it can happen and really don't want that for myself.
But I guess anything can happen...