Total honesty or keeping your friends/relatives

May 3, 2016 3:42am CST
Simple question would you prefer to keep your friend or relative happy about something that would really affect your relationship or would you be total honest with him/her ?
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Sreekala
@Sreekala (34312)
• India
3 May 16
It entirely depends on the situation. Sometimes we have to keep silent rather than splitting the bitter truth.
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laith
@engineer92 (41)
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3 May 16
But it can bring lost of complications after that
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Toni
@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
3 May 16
Telling the truth may hurt but it cures. Telling a lie can temporarily cure but destroy the relationship forever. my answer? that depends on what kind of lie and the situation.
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laith
@engineer92 (41)
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3 May 16
That is true too that what i do usually in all of my relationships but what if it will cost you a valuable person
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Toni
@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
3 May 16
@engineer92 If that person is truly valuable and that person values me too, then he or she should know that I am telling the truth for his or her own sake and not to destroy our relationship.
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laith
@engineer92 (41)
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3 May 16
@toniganzon ya its a good point i guess its honesty then
Fiacre Banks
@xFiacre (13023)
• Ireland
3 May 16
@engineer92 Tough call. Not being straight brings its own complications later.
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laith
@engineer92 (41)
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3 May 16
True which can make it a tough decision
laith
@engineer92 (41)
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3 May 16
True which can make it a tough decision
DJ
@Daljinder (23236)
• Bangalore, India
3 May 16
Difficult decision to make. I would prefer honesty though.....
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DJ
@Daljinder (23236)
• Bangalore, India
3 May 16
@engineer92 If he is valuable and I am valuable to that person in return, we will cross the hurdle together.
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laith
@engineer92 (41)
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3 May 16
@Daljinder good point
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laith
@engineer92 (41)
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3 May 16
Same but again what if its going to cost you a valuable peraon
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Avinash
@avi256 (8489)
• Pune, India
3 May 16
Tough decision to make, if a friend is dear to me, I might get little manipulative and will try to find a midway.
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Adriana Jama-Lipa
@Adzika (34)
• Dublin, Ireland
3 May 16
It depends on the friend and situation. So far, I've been honest with my friends and one time it finished the relationship. I don't regret, but I think the end wouldn't be so harsh if I were more diplomatic. With time, I've learned how to communicate better and in a gentler way.
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laith
@engineer92 (41)
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3 May 16
Same i've always been honest with my friends but i found that diplomacy is a good situation in many cases