Honesty! How honest are you?????

Why do we lie???? We mainly lie to:

  • protect our egos (we do not want to reveal that much of ourselves and use it as protection)

    Votes: 10 21.3%
  • protect the ones we love.

    Votes: 6 12.8%
  • both of the above

    Votes: 22 46.8%
  • just get by because everyone else does it (social conditioning.

    Votes: 1 2.1%
  • Other. please elaborate.

    Votes: 8 17.0%

  • Total voters
    47

Glinn

Active Member
Yeah even if I do lie the truth ends up coming out very very quickly anyways....hahaha

Lying is a very stupid thing to do as far as im concerned. I know a few people whos lives are almost run by the lies they have created...and they seriously cant get themselves out of this story of a life they have created. Its very sad.


agreed 100%
less lying more toking
 

Lacy

New Member
Who cares about looking snall. I would rather look small and be truthful than lie and not only deceive others but myself as well.:roll:
No thanks.
I think the reason people lie is being scared... scared to look small so you lie and build yourself up, scared of the consequences so you lie and make yourself seem innocent. Become scared of no man and you'll have no reason to lie :)
we lie to make ourselves look cool : in our younger years

we lie to attract people : teenage years.

we lie to get attention : older years.

But fuck it..
Lie to get attention in our older years?
I don't know about that one. I would say I lied when I was younger to get attention.

agreed 100%
less lying more toking
100 % agreed also.
I think some people have said the same lie to themselves over and over again that it becomes the truth for them. :blsmoke::peace:

More toking :joint::mrgreen:
 

skulnik

Active Member
I rarely lie, but if I do, it's only to make the situation easier for all parties involved. For example, if someone asks if I lived in Germany for 22 years because I'm an Army brat, I just tell them "Yes".

It's not true. My parents were Dept. of Defense civilians, then I was in the Army, then I was a Dept. of Defense civilian. But it's a pain in the ass to explain all that.

So I lie.
 

SocataSmoker

Well-Known Member
Who cares about looking snall. I would rather look small and be truthful than lie and not only deceive others but myself as well.:roll:
No thanks.
You asked why people lie, I gave you a good answer! :) Lots of people are afraid to be less than what they really are... funny the things people do.
 

SquirrelGod

New Member
I try not to lie, unless it's to my advantage. However, I'm really good at it, and my ability to manipulate people is actually quite scary. I am relatively honest, but if i lie trust me you wouldn't know. I mean it's a good ability when the cops show up, but I'm not to proud of it. My ability to manipulate females is truly godly, it's awful though the way they're all addicted to me, but I like it...
 

Lacy

New Member
Just a TAD on the arrogant side.
Yep. You've gotta be male for sure. :-?

I am not a good liar at all. I think it takes someone with little or no conscious to lie. The thing is with people that lie is after a while they forget what stories they told who.:hump: and get stuck, smack dab in the middle.

I try not to lie, unless it's to my advantage. However, I'm really good at it, and my ability to manipulate people is actually quite scary. I am relatively honest, but if i lie trust me you wouldn't know. I mean it's a good ability when the cops show up, but I'm not to proud of it. My ability to manipulate females is truly godly, it's awful though the way they're all addicted to me, but I like it...
 

Lacy

New Member
Oh it is a good answer. Just what type of shallow personality does it take to care how big or how small you look to others.
I would think that it should matter more what you think of yourself .:confused:
You asked why people lie, I gave you a good answer! :) Lots of people are afraid to be less than what they really are... funny the things people do.
 

HATCH

Well-Known Member
Honest????:confused:, Honest????:confused:,Why Do You Think They Call Me Honest Abe:hump:?????,Oh, Wait A Hole Minute:-?, That's Not My Name:shock:????Never Mind!!!!:hug::joint::hug::joint::hug:
 

SquirrelGod

New Member
Just a TAD on the arrogant side.
Yep. You've gotta be male for sure. :-?

I am not a good liar at all. I think it takes someone with little or no conscious to lie. The thing is with people that lie is after a while they forget what stories they told who.:hump: and get stuck, smack dab in the middle.
Yes, but I'm damn good at it, and I have a conscious, I just know when to ignore that fucker for my own benefit. I never change my story's around, I'm vary smart, which is how I manage to manipulate people so well, but I'm still relatively honest.
 

Lacy

New Member
I'm starting to think I need to learn to lie better.:shock:

Nah...what I need to do is just not care about elaborating so much.
My hubby is constantly telling me I over analyze and over explain myself.

I can't disagree with him there.

I wish I could shut that conscious thing off but it is constantly there in my face so not sure how to do that one.
Wish I could at times.

Sometimes I feel guilty about shit that doesn't even concern me. Maybe because I think that everyone has 'feelings' like I do but if that were the case I think we would all be in big trouble. ...lol
;)
Yes, but I'm damn good at it, and I have a conscious, I just know when to ignore that fucker for my own benefit. I never change my story's around, I'm vary smart, which is how I manage to manipulate people so well, but I'm still relatively honest.
 

Lacy

New Member
I don't like the idea of using your intelligence to manipulate others though.
That just seems a tad shallow but I suppose on some level we all do it whether we are aware of it or not. :|
interesting.
 
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