Now, THAT'S the truth.

There is a time and a place for honesty. Same is true for with holding information as well as flat out lying.

BS is just as important in all aspects of interaction wether personal or sociatal.

I personally love it when I am lied to.

"Oh Krupa! You are the best I ever had"

"That is the biggest one I have ever seen"

"I have never done THAT before"

.......Let the other people demand honesty.....I would rather be happy. Lie to me.

Honesty is a double edged sword. If you choose to be blatant about about it you will mostly likely not get a very good response. Tact is just as important in communication as honesty.

Blatant: completely obvious, conspicuous, or obtrusive especially in a crass or offensive manner

Is this really what you're coming at people with and expecting it to be well received?

krup love that frog.

The problem with total open, honesty, is that it could mess up a lot of situations.

I'm going to be honest here, and say that if I was a single man and the only girl that I could get to go out with me was someone who was a serious alcoholic that smoked non-stop, I would find it difficult to be 100% honest all the time, because the truth is I would probably lose her if I told her "I don't like you smoking, you weren't my first choice in a life partner at all, but you still seem to love me, so here I am" I don't think that would go down very well! that's just one example. I think in that situation, it's better to keep your mouth shut and focus on the good things about a person, I mean if you care for someone deeply, you wouldn't want to pay too much attention to what you perceive as their "negative" qualities.

That's one example. Sometimes honesty is called for though; say that you're being bashed by your partner, generally speaking, i would be inclined to say that I would prefer this behavior to stop or it would be time for me to leave this relationship and seek a better life where i don't have to put up with the abuse. That gives them the option and chance to change. Not that I blame people that leave their partner on the first strike at all-it's illegal to woman-bash here (and man-bash too).

It's the same with me.,

when m honest.....

I get people crazy...

But ya know what?

I could give a monkeys ***!!! Really!! Hahaha

I honestly would like another cup of coffee!
I believe if you want a good relationship then being tactful is certainly the way to go. I think you can be honest without being cruel. I guess we all have our own way of handling issues... so to each his own!

Most want like the rest of their life honesty sugar coated to make them feel good.

honesty is always the best policy

And the frog loves you duffy darlin

hahaahhaahahahaha
i wish i could believe u. i have never seen that frog before in my life darlin...well maybe once...

little stevie...
if ur girl was a serious alcoholic, she would have no time 2 smoke now would she...

oh. alcohol, smokes, it's all the same crap to me. it's of no consequences, as generally speaking, i look for cleaner people to talk to.

Some people think they want, but then cannot handle the crticisms they ask for. Sometimes blatant can be mistaken as rude.

another pretty new face i see.

i agree with what you're saying...i don't ask anyone their opinion on anything anymore if there's a possibility that the question i ask could lead to an answer i don't like. is that a bad thing?

blantant and rude the same....um well maybe one worse than the other. My PO

honesty is such a lonely word but its mostly what I need from you
honesty is hardly ever heard, heavy metal insert, honesty, honesty, honesty hardly ever heard!!! Dont let it get to you, because they want the truth. but they couldnt handle the truth.

well honestly, i could not honestly answer that one.

maybe if people weren't so judgemental about another persons life style, people wouldn't feel the need to lie so much.

i shouldn't complain too much though, as it's probably harder for women then men after all. they risk getting called the s word if they're too open about their sexuality for example, while mens is rarely asked

Honesty is the ONLY way to go! Although I'm still learning to use a filter depending on the situation...lol. Tact is not one of my strong suits!