on what occasion do you lie?
i try very hard to not lie. if possible, ever. but it being human nature to try to protect oneself from embarrassment and humiliation, i slip sometimes. whenever i can, i try to rectify my slips and come clean.
the only other time i can think of where i deliberately am untruthful is when the truth would serve no purpose. when sharing my feelings or thoughts would not be helpful or productive – in those times, i’ll either be silent or have no opinion. it isn’t that i’m trying to be evasive or dishonest, it just seems counterproductive to share my feelings or thoughts at that time (sometimes i’m trying to avoid unnecessary conflict).
