Have you ever lied on this site?

United States
May 14, 2008 1:15pm CST
Have you ever lied when giving a response to a comment, even if it was just a little white lie? Or have you skirted an issue you didn't feel comfortable in replying to because it might give more information than you want people to know about you? If asked a direct question do you feel you could answer completely honestly? Would it depend on the nature of the question or are you brutally honest in all that you portray yourself as being? Do you like people to see you in a certain perspective or do you just not care as long as you are honest?
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
14 May 08
I haven't necessarily said everything that I know, but I don't think that I have ever told a deliberate lie, white or any other colour. However, I can exaggerate occasionally. I leave it up to others to decide whether I really am pregnant (or is that just a tummy that is too big) or if the Orang Utang in my strawberry patch exists. I am much bolder here than I am in real life. If you went out with me in a crowd, you'd probably get bored with my conversation very quickly. One to one I can be very noisy, much more than that and I let others do the talking.
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• United States
14 May 08
So you are pregnant. LOL. And whats an Orang Utang anyway? You have strawberries? I want some. They do exist don't they? Just kidding. Your discussions are very colorful and exaggeration is allowed. Smile. So glad to see you back.
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• United States
14 May 08
Yeah well don't end up like that Crocodile Hunter guy while trying to sneak me those strawberries. LOL.
@p1kef1sh (45681)
14 May 08
An Orang Utang is an ape. Mine loves strawberries and refuses to share with the crocodile that lives by the water bucket, or with me. I shall see if I can snaffle a few for you whilst he's not looking. LOL.
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@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
14 May 08
Personally I don't think there is anything to be gained by lying, I mean why lie? On this site if you don't want to tell people the truth then don't respond, rather than lying. You are only lying to yourself anyhow, I have always been truthful in my responses and if someone has asked me outright then I will respond truthfully, not that I have never told a lie, don't get me wrong, I have had to lie in the past for my own sanity etc and to survive, but when you are amongst friends lying just undermines the friendship and that you don't trust your friends to be open and honest with them. Sometimes the 'unsaid' is more favourable than concocting a fabrication to please others.
• United States
14 May 08
Wolfie, OMG, where have you been? I have been checking your profile and checking your profile to see if you were responding at all to anyone. I couldn't help but notice it had been 4 weeks since your last response. I'm glad to see you back and hope that everything is ok. You have been missed for sure.!
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@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
14 May 08
I am not back full time, just dropping in, I am great thanks, lots going on etc, thanks for being a friend, appreciate that looking out for me. I just needed time away xxx
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• United States
14 May 08
I understand, either way, glad to hear from you and to know that everything is alright. There were many of us worried about you.
@balasri (26537)
• India
15 May 08
I haven't lied here.As far as I am concerned I don't lie because it is very hard to lie and remember what you have said to be constant.I am very simple and it is always easier for me honest.Saves a lot of pain.I am here for fun.Let the people here take me the way I am.Why should I bother to lie and sleep with a guilt?
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@balasri (26537)
• India
20 May 08
The people who are not comfortable in a a certain age in their adult life cannot comfortable till their last days.
• United States
19 May 08
Well, I'm sure that it is hard for some people to be comfortable with who they are, so they portray themselves as something different.
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@Bd200789 (2994)
• United States
15 May 08
No, if I can't tell the truth, I don't respond to the discussion.
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• United States
19 May 08
Thats very cool.
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@novataylor (6570)
• United States
14 May 08
I don't talk too much about politics here on the Lot, K, but it seems that everything else is fair game for me. I not only don't lie, I tell virtually everything there is to tell. I lay it all out, right on the table, for your approval or dis, it matters not to me. Okay, wait, there's one or two things that I don't tell. And won't tell, either. But you know from my posts and comments that I'm an open book. What you see is what you get. And my offline personna is exactly what my online one is. I'm blunt, although not unkind. I'm direct, but not aggressive. I'll tell you the truth about whatever you ask, so you'd better make sure that you want the answer. And you would find, if you met me in person, that I'm just as loving and caring as I am on here. I guess I must want people to see me as I am - that's what I give them - just me.
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• United States
14 May 08
I believe your statements to be absolutely true. If I were to gauge anyone to be truthful, it would definitely be you Nova. After all the avatar says it all doesn't it? LOL! Thats why we love you.
• United States
14 May 08
Thanks, K, I appreciate that! And yeah, I forgot about the avatar, ooops, it does rather say a lot, doesn't it? And it's so nice to hear that I'm loved, yay, thank you.
@cortjo73 (6498)
• United States
15 May 08
I have not lied in anything I have said here. Now, if a question might be too personal where I wouldn't want that much info out on the internet, I just won't answer it. But, I don't lie. I am not good at it. People have seen right through it when I tried in the past (in my life outside myLot when I was a kid) so, I don't even try to lie because it only makes matters worse. It changes the way a person looks at me and, I don't want that to happen. So, I live the same way here as I live outside of myLot. I don't lie and I hope that others don't lie to me.
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• United States
19 May 08
Yes, I agree, I think my conscience would get the better of me too.
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@cortjo73 (6498)
• United States
15 May 08
Also, I have a huge conscious and guilt eats me up. If I lie, I might die from the guilt and the gnawing my conscience would do inside.
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• United States
15 May 08
I've always been completely honest in all my responses. I like being who I am so I wouldn't ever lie and pretend I am someone I am not. If people don't like me because I have given my honest opinion, my honest prospective than, thats okay with me. Not every one is going to agree with me every time, and that's fine.
• United States
19 May 08
Some people may not be as secure in who they are and may not want to portray themselves as unlikeable.
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@ellijah (244)
• Nigeria
14 May 08
Hi i dont like lies. so i dont lie. there is no point to lie because by telling the truth we are helping one another. We should help to build people and make them know what they need to know.Truth pays and lie kills.I love helping people and not to kill them
• United States
14 May 08
I don't like lies either, but alot of people care about what others think of them and may color the truth in order to show a certain persona.
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@checapricorn (16061)
• United States
15 May 08
I have never lied here and I always answer the way I experience, feel and think about it! I am not scared that people will have an idea who I am, in the first place, they don't know me and if they will judge me, it's up to them! I just can't lie for the sake of how and what might people think of me!
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• United States
19 May 08
Unfortunately, not all people are secure in who they are.
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• Philippines
20 May 08
nope. i haven't tried nor even thought of trying. i don't think it will make sense if i do. and besides im the type of person who doesn't want to lie if there's really nothing to hide. i do sometimes feel shameful of what i am saying but at least i know in myself i have been honest. if someone would not like what i am saying it's fine because it was really who i am and how i feel.
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• United States
20 May 08
I don't think you should be ashamed of what you have to say if its the truth.
@sminut13 (1783)
• Singapore
14 May 08
i must definitely have at least once before lied a white lie though i can't remember. i would have to say yes to most of the questions here. for answering questions, it would have to depend on the question. i won't say that i can answer any question honestly. i'm not sure about others but for me, i would prefer that people liked me which is natural for us to think this way. but if i can't answer a question honestly, then i think i'd try to evade the question. if it's a controversial question, then i would probably avoid that question unless i have something to say about it which i usually don't. thus, i guess i like people to see me in a certain perspective.
• United States
15 May 08
Your honesty is refreshing and I appreciate it.
@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
14 May 08
No I haven't but I hope my husband doesn't come on here and read some of the things I have written. :-)
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• United States
14 May 08
You certainly have to bite your tongue if there is a chance that someone at home might read your comments or discussions. LOL.
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@mikeysmom (2088)
• United States
15 May 08
i only give honest responses to discussion that interest me or that i feel i have something to contribute to. if a topic is too controversial or there are alot of heated responses i stay away from them. i am not argumentative in nature so i just stay away from negative or controversial subjects. it doesn't mean i do not have an opinion it just means i would rather not share it.
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• United States
19 May 08
I feel the same way. I hate confrontation on any level and will avoid it even on sites such as this.
@Gollywog (1092)
14 May 08
I dont think there would be any point lying! The site is all about discussions,making friends,earning cash, having fun. I dont see any point in lies! I would be terrible at it I wouldnt remember what I said lol. I did say one thing my eldest son was 26yrs coming up 27yrs, that was a lie!!! He is 27yrs coming up 28yrs just a slip of the tongue lol Trying to keep myself a year younger!!lol.
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@mummymo (23706)
14 May 08
lol - I totally agree Golly - I would tie myself in knots trying to remember what I had said if I lied - it is bad enough remembering the truth! lol xxx
@marciascott (25529)
• United States
15 May 08
Yes, I think a lot of people have did it from time to time. It is very petty, but some people will do anything to get attention here.
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@Ravenladyj (22904)
• United States
15 May 08
Have I ever? No...I have low to zero tolerance for lies in my life and I'm more of a brutally honest type person which many dont really care for but oh well.... If someone asks me a direct question I'll give them an honest answer (and prep myself for having to explain further depending on the question LOL)
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@agfarm (930)
• United States
14 May 08
Dear Kbourgerie......There have been a couple o' white lies....( for me ) not because I was trying to Skirt any issues though.......It's more like.....I have so many things I'm thinking about at Once that I get Skatter-Brained and don't always remember exact sequences in the order in which they Happened! But I can say....that when asked a direct question.....I always answer honestly Unless I am absolutely Blushing and well.......Um........... Okay so some questions make me just a Little Shy! But other than that I can just about answer anything! My life is an Open Book. I have no Secrets. There are things I discuss that some folks ( like my Mom ) wish I wouldn't! But that's Me. I like to really get to know people. To be honest with people you have to be honest w/ yourself first. That's my #1 philosophy in life. Above all else....be true to yourself.......let the rest take care of itself!
@agfarm (930)
• United States
14 May 08
Also if I can add to this.....I answered a question earlier today about being funny.......I never really thought of myself as being funny........ I have a real hard time accepting compliments. And this person was being very sweet and generous. I have been told in the past that I am not funny , so don't try to be funny. It's not exactly that I'm funny , Believe me I know.....that doesn't bother me..........But the One person in particular that told me this.....really had an impact on me , and that has stayed w/ me ever since. I can be Comical at times without even trying , but then I get nervous that people might take it the wrong way , so I shut back up. But then when I get Complimented......Then I really don't know how to react! I just have a real hard time w/ compliments.
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
14 May 08
I don't think that I have ever lied when giving a response but have held back at times when I did not feel quite right in opening up about all of my past.I think all of us probably have some sore spots in our histories that we would only share with a very close friend.Most of the time I am really quite honest as thats the way I was brought up. I have been a bit squeamish about my age as so many people have the oddest ideas about "old" people as though we were something akin to old garbage. lol my only consolation being we all will be old one day.
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• United States
14 May 08
I believe I know your true age, if I remember correctly that is. If that is indeed the case, I admire you all the more for it.
@chrissieatu (1033)
• China
15 May 08
So far, no. I try to be honest, to be the real me. But that doesn't mean that I don't care what others think of me. As a result, I always choose the discussion to post my response. In some discussion, your honesty may and will be misunderstood. And if some question is really too embarrassed for me to answer honestly, I think I would just avoid it.
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@Mrchikeh (53)
15 May 08
In all I do I try to be honest.I try to say that is, but necessary.As La Rochefocould would have it-"True eloquence consists in saying all that is necessary,and nothing but necessary"..But you've got to understand that there are some little necessaries that shouldn't be of necessary to any but oneself.