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Saturday, May 19, 2007
Why do you lie?
Answer: why... do you lie?
10 comments:
Anonymous
said...
to make my life seem more interesting than it really is. the most frequent of my "lies" is an elaboration on a story to make it seem more exciting, funny, etc
I lie because telling the truth is boring. Or because I do a lot of things that I need to lie about. Mostly I just want things to seem a bit more exciting.
When you lie to protect others are you not really just lying to protect yourself? The idea of lying to protect other people and their feelings sounds good in theory but in the long run the truth comes out and it is twice as painful. Lying is a pointless waste of energy. The time consumed by lies and recovering from lies takes away from the time we could be spending enjoying life.
I lie to get back at my mother. She is the only person I lie to. And that's because she's hurt me so badly in my life thus far. And it's not even big stuff. Little lies, mainly. I'll leave out details about what I'm doing or what my plans are, or telling her I'm seeing a different friend than the one I'm seeing. It's my way of inadvertently getting revenge on her.
I don't really lie, actually. And that's not really a boast. I just don't really do it. I guess maybe it might have been a choice at some point, but that point is so long past I don't even remember when it Might have been. I honestly think people lie for two reasons: to make people feel better (ie, a 'white' lie) and to cover things that they don't want others to know about. Well, the idea of lying to keep someone happy kind of sickens me. O don't want people to lie to me, so I don't lie to them. I share my opinions and I don't care all that much what others think of them. And I don't really do things that I feel I need to cover up - I do things others may not like, don't get me wrong, but I just don't feel like covering them up. If I did them, clearly I wanted to, and I don't care to hid myself. So people can see me, and who I am, and they can judge me for who I really am, and I can go on not caring all that much.
10 comments:
to make my life seem more interesting than it really is. the most frequent of my "lies" is an elaboration on a story to make it seem more exciting, funny, etc
I lie because telling the truth is boring. Or because I do a lot of things that I need to lie about. Mostly I just want things to seem a bit more exciting.
sometimes I lie to save myself.....sometimes to protect others feelings.....I hate when I have been lied to.
When you lie to protect others are you not really just lying to protect yourself? The idea of lying to protect other people and their feelings sounds good in theory but in the long run the truth comes out and it is twice as painful. Lying is a pointless waste of energy. The time consumed by lies and recovering from lies takes away from the time we could be spending enjoying life.
I lie to get back at my mother. She is the only person I lie to. And that's because she's hurt me so badly in my life thus far. And it's not even big stuff. Little lies, mainly. I'll leave out details about what I'm doing or what my plans are, or telling her I'm seeing a different friend than the one I'm seeing. It's my way of inadvertently getting revenge on her.
I Lie to protect myself from getting hurt. It is an instinctual thing in my life and quite hard to stop.
Someone once told be to be a great lier you need to have a great memory. I guess I suck at lying cause my memory stinks.
to spare someone else's feelings or to get to do something i want. sometimes i just say things that aren't really how i feel and i don't know why.
I don't really lie, actually. And that's not really a boast. I just don't really do it. I guess maybe it might have been a choice at some point, but that point is so long past I don't even remember when it Might have been. I honestly think people lie for two reasons: to make people feel better (ie, a 'white' lie) and to cover things that they don't want others to know about. Well, the idea of lying to keep someone happy kind of sickens me. O don't want people to lie to me, so I don't lie to them. I share my opinions and I don't care all that much what others think of them. And I don't really do things that I feel I need to cover up - I do things others may not like, don't get me wrong, but I just don't feel like covering them up. If I did them, clearly I wanted to, and I don't care to hid myself. So people can see me, and who I am, and they can judge me for who I really am, and I can go on not caring all that much.
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