Online Dating: Tell no Lies
Monday, November 5th, 2007Some relationship advice pages will tell you that every lie is a bad lie and that total honesty is the only way to go in a relationship. While we hate dishonesty as much as the next person, we do believe that certain lies are worse than others. There are those little untruths that prevent a loved one getting hurt, like “No, you look lovely even when you’re in bed with a fever, getting sick in a bucket” (because whose best interest would honesty serve in that case?). Then there’s little white lies that save your skin if you forgot to get a timely relationship present, like “Of course I didn’t forget our anniversary, love, I was going to surprise you with a shopping spree at Tiffany’s” (surely, that’s a win-win situation?).
But THEN there’s big, fat, stinking lies that are not allowed ever in a relationship built on love and trust. (more…)
