why and when do you tell a lie

Your avatar isn't creepy... that's a lie i find it creepy lol... jk =P Seriously, i try to not lie but sometimes it can't be helped... im not talking about those you would call "white lies" but rather lieing by omission. Sometimes even when you really don't want to do that... you feel trapped and do so you won't hurt someone that you truly care about, or someone that cares about you. Lieing to one's face - i've done that perhaps once where it was just painful because i didn't want to hurt that person either, because i was waiting for "the right time"... seems like the right time never seems to come before the truth comes out eh? Ended up hurting someone real dear to me. I regret it so often but regret doesn't change anything.