When someone says, "Be honest!" will you actually tell the truth?

I don't think so. Every time my boss talk to me, he will always like to say "Be honest", but you know, I have to deceide which to believe and which to ignore...So

well now not wanting to get shot or kicked in the shins, I do temper honesty with a smidgen of tact thrown in to avoid angry retaliations. so I will say I love'the color of those pants, most slimming, or yes, I think your hair is very pretty,not, but I would never say not, not 'in a zillion years. tact with a capitol T.

My mother taught me to always be honest. If a person is not directly asking a question like you offered, but perhaps says, "Check out my new pants!" my response might be, "Yes, those are some pants!" But if this is a close friend who specifically asks if the pants make her look thinner or fat, I would have to be honest. Being honest doesn't mean I'd also be cruel. One has to use tact while being honest. Perhaps, if the pants were a light color, I might remind my friend that darker colors make us look thinner and lighter ones make us look fuller. (See? Not fat.)

Oh I always know trouble is coming when someone says, "Be honest"! If it is a close friend, and they are asking for advice about something serious, I will try to tell the truth, sugarcoating it if necessary. For less important issues, it depends on the situation. Some of my friends are sensitive about certain things, so I might tell a little white lie in that case. Otherwise, I would try to tell the truth, nicely.

If someone asks me to be honest then I will be. Depending on the situation, some people need a bit of harsh reality. Don't get me wrong though, I do know when to be tactful! If it's something like a haircut or piece of clothing and I'm asked what I think, I will avoid saying whether I like it or not and say something like 'that's nice colour' or 'where did you get those from?' Like I say though, if they're asking for advice on something important like relationships or work or whatever, then sometimes it's best to be totally honest. Personally, I would much rather a friend be honest and not like it than they lie to me. I know it's trivial, but for an example, I baked a cake for the first time in my life the other day and took it to work for everyone to try. (I don't like cake so couldn't tell you how it should taste!) I asked them all to be honest because otherwise, how would I improve?? I think they were honest with me because someone said the edges was slightly overcooked - no problem, I can work with that. I think when being honest you also have to take into account how sensitive the person is in general or their state of mind at the time.

Someone saying "Be Honest" honestly makes me want to smack them, or lie to them.

yes,i do-though the questioner doesn't always believe it afterwards when you do tell them.it's very frustrating..it's like why ask if you don't want an honest opinion? damned if you do,damned if you don't..

We accept dishonesty much too easily these days. When someone even feels the need to say, "be honest," it sort of implies thar being honest is unusual. Kids have this one right! Some are hurt if we are guileless, but maybe we could get used to somehow. Too many people feel as if nobody can be trusted. How horrible for us all!

I am always truthful now, never used to be but I have learnt my lesson over the years. I am very tactful though, tact is my middle name, well one of them. I am able to be totally honest in the nicest way possible. Well that is unless they have been horrible to me and then I am just a biatch to them!

I really see no reason to lie..if anyone asks me anything they are going to get the honest truth..why else would they ask? If it hurts them then they shouldn't have asked me..all my friends know what response they will get so like here at mylot,I have no reason to lie to anyone..why would i do it to the friends that know me the most? I may kid and joke but seriously..it will be the truth!

I've been a been a very strict follower of an idiom or to say a phrase " Return in Kind". So I implement the same thing here too. I return in kind. Coming to your situation about hair style or a dress, I'd rather as another question to them " Are you Comfortable?". If they are comfortable then nothing and nobody's view in the world should matter to them. But I think that I should blurt out the truth or just beat around the bushes depending on their behaviour with me. Lemme explain. Suppose I ask a person on their views on something that would matter a lot to me. Or ask them for some information and they lie to me about it. And later I know that they lied, the next time they ask me some, I won't be honest to them. I'll either deny them or just lie to them in their face. Thats me. bourne

Unfortunatly I'm a painfully honest person. If you ask me if your outfit makes you look fat, I'll say yes, but will try to do it in a nice way. I was raised never to lie about anything, just try to be nice about it, because people really should know the truth. If I ask you how something looks on me, and you're thinking that it looks retarded, but tell me it looks nice, I'm going to be embarassed all day long!

as you,i do use tact and reserve to spare my friend with the blunt truth.

i can say anyone who knows me they will say that is one reason why they like me for being straight up honest. if you ask i will tell you as it is. i don't hold back. i don;t want anyone to hold back on me.

I am the kind of person who tells the truth even if I am not asked to be honest. As for me, I expect the truth. People shouldn't tell people to "be honest" unless they are willing to hear what the other person has to say.

I try to be honest as well...... Do these pants make my butt look big no your butt makes your butt look big!

Sometimes i am very honest but sometimes i also lied honestly. But friends knew when I am lying and when not. But I usually admire people if they are beautiful, sexy, and tell them if they are not. I am doing things they are doing to me too.

It really depends on what someone wants me to be honest about. There are some things that are just better off not to be honest about.

It all depends on the mood of the person asking me, and it depends on the situation if the person can take the rejection if I were to give it. If I think the person can handle it or if I think they can change those unflattering clothes I will say so and help that person pick out something more flattering. But if I think the person couldn't handle the truth and it would upset them too much, then I will tell that little white lie and say it looks good or whatever. So it really depends on the situation and who the person is.

if it is a very close friend and i know the thing can b fixed i will tell truely what i think ..but if my friend had a haircut and is not good will not b rude bcoz nothing much can b done about it so will let them feel happy..so it mainly depends upon time and space..have a nice day