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Common lies we tell our friends

Lady Speak
 we lie to our friends not because we are cruel and are out to hurt them but because we don't want to hurt their feelings.

It's the nature of being human to lie. Honesty should be a chore value in friendships but surprisingly the people we lie most to are our friends. More often than not, we lie to our friends not because we are cruel and are out to hurt them but because we don't want to hurt their feelings. If we were totally honest with our friends we would admit that we don't always agree with the things our friends do or the decisions they make. But because we don't want to start an argument and want to keep the peace we lie to them. The following are the top four lies we tell our friends.

I would love to go out but I'm not feeling well. Let me be the first one to admit that I have told this lie countless times. Don't get me wrong. I like letting my hair down and raving it up just as much as the next guy but some weekends I just want to curl up on the couch with a hot cup of cocoa and binge watch The Originals. We all need some alone time every once in a while but for some inexplicable reason, we feel too afraid to tell our friends. Perhaps it is because nobody likes being a flake or because we don't want to seem lame being cooped up in doors while everyone else is out having a wild time.

Your boyfriend/girlfriend/significant other is amazing! You know how it goes: Your best friend introduces you to her new love interest and you instantly take a dislike to him for whatever reason. Maybe he is a jerk or he seems like a player or worse, he has a beard. You can't just come out and tell your friend that you dislike the guy she is infatuated with. You will face her wrath. Rather than be up-front about the fact that her new lover makes you want to throw up, you lie and say he is absolutely adorable and they make a cute couple.

That's ridiculous. You are not being a hoe! I've been in this situation where I didn't quite know how to tell my friend she was acting a little slutty after she slept with six guys she met on Tinder in span of three weeks. She was going through a tough break up and I guess sleeping with random men from the Internet was her way of dealing with it. When I tried to counsel her, she asked me if I disapproved of her lifestyle and thought she was being a hoe. I said, "Of course not. You do you!"

I don't mind lending you .... It is times like this that really test your lying abilities. Whether it is loaning them money, letting them borrow precious personal items or giving them a ride somewhere, the code of human decency prevents us from saying no to our friends even when we really don't want to do whatever favour they are asking for.

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