Is it good to be honest?

[Squideey]

Hey look thought-provoking thread is here.

So, is it good to be honest to anyone, even if it would ruin a relationship? Of course if it meant life or death, it doesn't count. But anyway, yeah.

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[IkeTheGeneric]

I was honest to my dad about how I thought him to be of the immature peoples, he laughed, looked at me and walked away.

[Sandvich]

No
 

[WhoDa?]

To be honest, this is a matter of opinion.

[IkeTheGeneric]

To be honest, this is a matter of opinion.

But opinions are yucky

[WhoDa?]

But opinions are yucky

This is a opinion as well. And a very biased one.

[Teneksi]

Well the point of the thread is for asking people's opinions.

I say, if it's an important matter, you need to be honest, especially if they're going to find out about it anyway. Being honest about something is much less likely to ruin a relationship than keeping quiet and letting them eventually find out on their own.

If it's something minor, don't flat-out lie about it, but sometimes it doesn't hurt to hold back from being completely honest about it :P usually in the cases of opinions.
Generally the question "Does this make me look fat" translates to something to the effect of "Tell me I look good in this" (unless they actually look very bad in it in which case tread carefully.)

[Blockoman]

As said above, try to be really honest and polite as much as possible.

If you ever tell a huge lie, and then they find out about it... it's not pretty. Trust me.

[Platinum]

Lying and being polite/nice can be pretty much the same thing sometimes.

So, it really matters what the situation is.