When is it okay to not tell the truth?

hi Mac, for me that's a white Lie, They say "Less Talks Less Mistakes" ,and I think if you can't afford to hurt just don't say anything.That's when you are not really involved to the relationship Like your friend told you a secret and that secret should be kept coz he betrayed his girlfriend, However if you are the one in the situation, Better be honest before it's too late... and Also play it safe.. and cool, Like you are ready for the situation that you are going to reveal something. TAke it easy.. everything should be under control.

If it is life threatning then no it is not okay to lie. But if it is going to hurt someone and you are only telling them to get something off your chest then that i selfish and you should just not tell them. If they find out anyway then you need to explain why you didn't tell them. But I think if your going to hurt someone let it be your enemy not your loved ones.

If it's going to hurt the other person that much and would threaten relationship, then, might as well keep it to yourself, fix everything and make things right from then on. This is just me. I don't know about the others. Good day!

It depends what it is. Most of the time, we should be truthful, sooner or later people will discover, what you were trying to hide from them, even, with all the best intentions in the world, it could hurt them even more, they may feel, cause, you were not truthful about one thing, you, may be hiding something else from them. Sometimes, we lie, to protect or say nothing at all, from my own personnal experinces, I wished, people had been honest with me, it would had saved me a lot of pain, perhaps, I would not still be dealing with it now. There are different ways of being truthful to someone, it is how you say, what you feel, you need to tell them, which counts a lot more, than the actual words coming out of your mouth, if, you know, the truth will hurt, be gentel, do not keep it to yourself, be there for your friend, it may not change the out come, they will know they have a friend in you, someone, they can lean on, trust.

I would not call it a lie, but more of "witholding the truth for awhile" until the other person is ready to face the issue or until I am ready to face the consequences.

I would only lie to not hurt someones feels and help them feel better about them selfs

Telling truth is the desired option always. But if the situation demands then, telling lie can be justified choice. For telling truth, if a relationship gets threatened and the truth can be hidden in future also, i think one single lie is acceptable. If for truth, a life is under threat, you must tell lie at that time. You may differ from my view, but i felt it like this. Thank you.