White lie...

All my friends are my best critics and they always tell me the truth. Initially I feel bad, but later realise that what they are telling me is for the best.So for becoming a better person frieds should be honest.So instead of while lie I would like to be know the truth.

No matter what the reason is and how you call it..White Green Blue or whatever,it is still a lie.I prefer to tell the truth no matter how bad it may sound.I do get tempted to lie but I do not like the thought of it.Whenever I get the thought of lies I get guilty that very moment.I think the lying is very addictive so once you commit a lie there is definitely a next time.I certainly do not care how a person would feel about the truth,there is an indirect way to tell something bad you just have to figure it out.Lying will make a person better but remember that you are only making the person better,he/she will still find out the truth one way or another and lying wouldn't help at all.

If its not the Truth its a Lie, and there is no such thing as a white lie. A lie, is a lie, is a lie, and there are no 2 ways about it. Rather than tell a lie, avoid the question! its as simple as that. No one has a good enough memory to be a good liar! Get over it!

For me it is a bad thing to worse if you like that attitude it is you became the enemy of Jehovah God.

White lies are unstoppable. Some people would always tend to lie to not hurt the concern party. This actually differs from one culture to another. We filipino's are so concern with what the other people would feel and react. Some would really tell white lies and I am one of those. As much as possible, we do not directly discourage our friends. We approach the person politely. Generally, we are not that straightforward. To be able to tell something negative, we would have a lot of talks that would somehow lessen the pain. We always try to be good. We always try to turn negative into positive. However, we want an honest answer or opinion, no matter how much it hurts. Sad to say, this character is already innate. *.*

White lie is neccessary sometimes.For example,when your best friend asks you about his new girlfriend.It is normal that you will say-"Yes,she is cute,nice girl."But this is not true in the reality.This is white lie.I think we should use them because we do not want to hurt our best friends feelings,do we? :)

truth does hurt. but telling the truth is better than telling a lie. i think if you truly are good friends, he or she will appreciate it if you'd tell the truth. telling that he or she is fat for instance. your friend may feel hurt at first. but now knowing that she has a weight problem, she'll find options to do something about it. and when your friend finally resolves the problem and lose weight, he or she will definitely feel better about herself. learning the truth will hurt at first, but it's for the best to help him or her for a better outcome. your friend will most likely thank you in the future for telling the truth. besides, it's your moral obligation as a friend to help each other.

A little white lie is not a kindness. it is still a lie. the truth can be harsh, but it can be easier to take than the little white that is supposed to shield us. the lie will still be a lie while the truth will still be the truth.

I think white lies are common in our world. There always something that may hurt our friends and we think they needn't to know the truth. So we lies, for good. However, white lies may cause problems, because one lie follows the other. Sometime we have to lie again and again to cover the former ones. That's very bad. So, to me, I choose tell the truth all the time, even if that will hurt someone. And if I think that guy needn't to know that, I will just keep silence and say nothing.

I distrust your premise. Lying to a best friend? If this is your best friend, they trust you and you trust them. Part of that trust should include the truth on all subjects. If that level of trust does not exist, either you or the friend are not really that close. That level of trust is very difficult to accomplish and to maintain. White lies erode that trust. White lies are a social convention used to grease the social networks. Casual friends are kept from hurt but that convention. Moving from white lies to total truth is where best friendships are born as well as good marriages. You might argue that white lies continue in both best friend and marriage relationships. When the wife asks the husband if she looks fat in these pants and he says no is an agreed upon ritual of trust. The wife knows how she looks but wants reassurance that the husband sees her as beautiful. White lie? Yes, but as long as both know the ritual of trust, the words become something more important. Intimate friends, (best friends and other initmate relationships)have developed rituals of trust and understandings of areas of weakness or fear which must be protected by both intimates. I won't use your weaknesses to hurt you as you won't use my weaknesses against me. This kind of mutual protection has the ritual structure that include saying things we both know to be untrue but protect those areas of weakness. You can never 'break the heart' of a true best friend unless you tell them a lie.