Which do you prefer?

Hello, Jhordie! This is a really complicated answer to give. I hope you get my point when you read mine. I'd rather hear a lie, if I won't know about it later. We all lie sometime, and this is a fact. But when somebody lies to protect another person [b]and[b] that person finds it out later, then there will be trouble. The pain left is way to big when you discover that someone has been lying to you. But what if you do not find it out? Then you will happily live your illusion, without bother, without pain. Think about it: in my opinion, that is the best choice. I mean, how is your life now? Are you happy now? And what if everybody has been lying to you, all this time? You cannot tell if everybody that you consider as friend has been true to you. But you do believe so, and therefore you are happy. And this is what counts, man. Be honest with others, and others will be honest with you. And if you somebody is lying to you, it doesn't matter: you have no clue about it, anyway. It will only hurt if you find it out. Respectfully, Munhozmib.

Truth is always the best irrespective of how bitter it is. That is the theory and book says. For me I would like to hear the very bitter truth but in sweet way. Complete lie will mislead me and telling the bitter truth in a blunt way may hurt me to cause repurcassion. It is an art present worst think in sweet manner but conveying the core message.

I think most of people will choose the truth, and every body hate lies, becuase it may hurt more than the sad truth itself, lies always hurts even if it talks about happy events. I'll definitely will choose the truth.

If I were an ugly person physically and for people to tell me the ugly truth about my physical condition would just be plain UGLY and would make me think that there is no beauty in their minds. Beauty after all, is in the eyes of the beholder and the eyes mirror the mind. Truth is pretty much the same thing.

A "sad truth", because I can't stand living a lie. Now, if someone lied to keep us from hurting, then why would they do the action in the first place?

I would rather be told the truth than be told a lie. What's the use of lying about something? Yes, it might save us from pain and suffering for a brief time, but later on, as you have said once we get to know the truth, we will get hurt anyway. And more painful at that, too. I would rather be hit by the hard truth than be caught unaware by a lie.

I guess I'd prefer to be told a complete lie and not to let me know the truth forever. I'd prefer to stay happily without knowing the truth if it hurts. I do not really mind not knowing the truth, I just want to be happy.

Tell me the truth even if will hurt. If you lie to me, except the lies that are told to protect a surprise party or gift, I Never trust you to tell me the truth, ever.The lie will hurt More than the sad truth.The truth will never change so the lie is a waste of time.

I have always preferred being hurt and told the sad truth over being told a complete lie. Either way you are going to get hurt by the truth(most of the time people find out you are lying to them anyway), so I would rather hear it the hard way to begin with than find out later.

I would always prefer to hear the truth no matter how sad or hurting. It is better to hear the truth and get hurt rather than be hurt all the more when you found out that the truth was deprived from you.

i would prefer being hurt with a sad truth because if i were lied to about it to begin with, when the truth finally comes out (and it ALWAYS does) it would be an even bigger let down because you convinced yourself about one thing and it totally changes. the truth hurts...

I would prefer to be hurt with a sad truth, because it only hurts when you don't want to accept it and the truth is not in you. We must be honest with ourselves and not to live in denial.

Dear Jhordie, I would always prefer the Truth, no matter what the consequences be!

I will definitely choose the truth no matter how hurt the truth is.I don't want to wasting my time and being fooled even if the reason they did that is to protect me. Coz' i know, someday, i will find out the truth and will go through that moment, feel the pain . The longer they hide the truth, the bigger the scar will be later on.

Being told a complete lie.. But at the same time, it also depends.. Because so truth can be very sad, and once they hear it, they will never recover from it ever again.. Thus, sometimes a white lie is better to cover up.. ANd if they managed to know it in the future, it might be better as they have gone thru some things in life, and the experience they have, will allow them to handle the sad true in a better way ^_^ It's all about timing ^_^

NO matter how much it hurts I would rather be told hthe truth. I am a strong person and have dealt with a lot of things that are pretty difficult to the human heart...so I say tell it like it is. Like you said a lie will hurt evn more in the end, because not only does the turht eventually come out it leads to mistrust and loss of freinships and relationships, etc. If I find out someone witholds things on purpose I tend to expect the will always do so in the future. As they say the Truth hurts! But a lie is worse.

I prefer the truth especially in the beginning of a relationship because i like being told in face that "o.k., so i thought this will work, but i don't like you" or something like that instead of being told a lie like - i am not ready for this, or i want to be just friend - Why on Earth would i want to waste my time with someone that supposedly i liked a lot and wanted to love, if they don't want a relationship with me - just to extend the suffering of talking to that person even longer ? Take it from me, your better off alone forgetting about that person.

The truth is always best, no matter how sad. Mind you, if my friend hates my hair, I don't mind if they tell a little white lie and say I look okay - best not to shatter someone's confidence when they're feeling good about themselves. However, for the big issues, the truth is ALWAYS preferable in the long run. Sometimes you just have to face things - and that will make you stronger.

i wanted to hide sad truth

I will prefer not knowing the truth and carry on with my daily life. I am a person who avoid problem when I do not know how to handle them. Therefore, I will not want to know the truth. There was an occasion when I overheard a conversion about my dad's illness. I pretended that I did not know anything about it. My relatives try to be careful about what they say in front of me. Therefore, I continue to pretend not knowing anything. I know they did this as they do not want to hurt me. I will not mind if anyone tells me a "white lie". However, I do not like people to lie for the benefits of themselves.