If someone asks for your opinion do tell the truth or not?

I tell the truth most times, if I feel I have an opinion that they may not like I say that my opinion may not go down well and then it is up to them to ask what it is or let it be..or I shut shut up, I learnt a long time ago that some people can not handle the truth...

i tell the truth if someone asking for my opinion. but it depends on the situation. if the person whose asking for my opinion is type of a sensitive person.i will try not hurt their feeling but if she or he is not that type of person i just being straight to the point. just be straight.

alway's it not worth the repercusions that follow if your not honest, except of course when honey ask's hubby," hey hon do i look fat in this dress" then it's a toss up. ;}

I am honest, but I usually express my opinion in polite way. Sometimes when a friend shows me some clothes she has bought I want to say: "That is so ugly, I can't believe you wasted your money on that" but I usually say: "It is not my style, but the important thing is that you like it" My mother has always been afraid of hurting other people's feelings, she has always taught me to be very careful what I say and how I say it, and I am usually very diplomatic when I express my opinion.

Well, it's only an opinion that they're asking from me so definitely, I'd say what I feel and what I think. If they're not open to criticisms, they shouldn't have asked for my opinion in the first place. I hate it when other people feel bad when they get criticisms when in fact, they asked for somebody's opinion. I think this is one of the determining factors for a person's ability to handle negative things in life. On top of this, one should also know how to deliver the right words so that nobody will get hurt(or not that much).

If it's for a political discussion.. I usually express a tuned-down version of my opinion. I try to keep my ideas and opinions open-minded, so that there's room for argument. But I definitely try to be honest with friends when it comes to that kind of stuff - only because: if your friends don't tell you the truth, who can you count on for it? It's sometimes hard to tell the truth in these situations - because you never know how your friend is going to respond to this kind of criticism (unless she or he is one of your best friends, in which case, you can probably trust that they'll be thankful for your honesty).

I am brutally honest to a fault. If someone doesn't want the truth, then they shouldn't be asking. I might sugarcoat my answer, if I believe it's going to hurt the person, but I'm not going to lie about it.

they really don't like it if you say no. My friends know that if they DONT want an honest answer they SHOULD NOT ask me...end of story...I am honest to the point of being brutal sometimes BUT dont confuse that with being mean..I always am careful to NOT be cruel in my wording but yes I always give my honest opinoin when asked

I don't always give my opinion when it is asked for. I have come to learn that people dont always want other's opinion even though they ask for it. I will sometimes just duck out of giving my response in times like these. Giving them instead, what it seems they are really after, like reassurance that someone is just listening to them, or has noticed something they did. I am not one to think my opinion always needs to be heard. Not to be mistaken with the fact that if I feel strongly about something, I will give my opinion when it could make a difference, whether asked for it or not.

Hi there. When people ask me for my opinion, I usually tell the truth. I don't really see any point in lying to them since it was they who solicited my opinion. I don't really mind if it would make me unpopular. I think that I'd be doing people a greater disservice if I were to lie to them just because I didn't want to hurt their feelings. I have a feeling that people see me as someone who can be brutally honest at times so, like you, seem to be careful when asking my opinion. I always make it a point to be objective and try to impart constructive criticism (if the situation calls for it) in a manner which I believe won't be too offensive to the person receiving it.

Always and sometimes this gets me into trouble but I think people respect me more for this.

I always tell the truth. If I think my friend won't like what I think I tell them I can tell you the truth but you may not like it. I try to temper my responses and not be harsh or cruel but I do give honest answers.

i most of the time speak truth. If anybody asks me for my opinion i say whatever i actually feel but there are some exception cases. I am giving you an example of that type of situation. I used to go for tuition , there my student loved me a lot, she always asked me for my opinion about her dresses. Her complexion was dark and she bought a new baby pink dress for her and she was very excited about her new dress. She asked me mam this is my new b'day dress , I will look great in this dress, ain't i? But we all know baby pink is not for dark completion, but for the sake of her excitement I lied to her. Because it was harmless.

It's a difficult conundrumn in life, isn't it? We tell our children to always speak the truth but chastize them if they tell Aunt Fran that dress makes her look fat. Emily Dickinson once said that the truth is blinding. She was truly right in that reflection. The Truth is like the Sun, but should not be confused with the truth. Gandhigi often spoke of the Truth. There is an old saying "It's not what you say but how you say it", and that is a good saying, except the small part that is left out, "It's not what you listened to, but what you Heard". Does this make sense? I had a person in my life at one point that took whatever I said out of context, and personally. If I said the sky was blue, the person would say it was green and then accuse me of deliberately confusing them, and being snide about it. That relationship always reminded me of the relationship between Obi Wan and Anakin. The Truth in Anakin's skewed view was changed to suit his own needs, and he twisted it, corrupting it to suit himself. Obi Wan never intentionally tried to mislead Anakin, but could not live in Anakin's head telling him how to interpret what he was saying. In your case, you cannot be responsible or hold yourself responsible for how another person chooses to intepret what you say. If you are being honest with this person, and that is what they have asked for, it is not your fault if they choose to take it out of context, twist it, or even turn it against you. They are not truly a friend if they cannot bear to be told the truth by a friend. I would not lie or even fudge the truth because that seems to have worse consquences then telling a person the truth. Let us look it at from a medical point of view for a moment. If you went to the doctor and he found cancer would you rather he tell you that you just needed to eat right, continue to see him once a month, and that everything was fine or would you rather him tell you that you had cancer but it was a type that with diet, a few minor surgeries or such could take care of it? Yes, that is extreme but I hold this with the small things as well. A few people have mentioned outfits as being one of those small things. I'm all for freedom of expression but if you go to your good friend and ask how you look, if you looked horrible wouldn't you want to know that before you walked out that door for a date? That's just my humble opinion though. Cheers.

I try to always tell the truth. However, if my opinion will hurt someone's feelings, I try to avoid the situation. There are times when it's difficult to tell the truth, but I do it anyway. I hate being lied to, and I don't want to do it to others.

I always try to be truthful when with my friends even if the truth hurts. But somestime you have to be carefull not to hurt the other person.

Hello, I have been told I am brutally honest. Sometimes it is not a good thing. I dated a guy who was brutally honest too, needless to say we ended breaking up. I think if a person doesn't want to know my answer then they should not asked the question.

I try to though I may temper it a bit to save feelings. If we are aware of how to present the truth it may be a less bitter pill to swallow. We also do better if we remember that in some cases fact and opinion are involved so truth may be subjective. I had this friend who thought she had the truth but never thought of tempering her words because to her that was wrong. The thing was she really didn't understand that slamming your personal truth (as opposed to factual truth) could cause more pain then necessary. Tempering things and adding understanding is sometimes better for all. Like, to use your example, replace your flat "no" with "that yellow makes you fade out a bit. Let's try the green instead" Same thing, different tone.

I think there's a limit, you can't always tell the truth about EVERYTHING. You have to know when to say it. I had a friend who always told the truth, and she got really annoying, we're not friends anymore... That doesn't mean you have to lie all the time, just be smart and know when to. ;)