I write about lies and lying every now and again, and I'm constantly surprised at how many people tell me that lying is OK in their relationships. 

What they mean is that lying is OK in their relationship FOR THEM. 

Because those same people are often the ones who will post in groups about how someone lied to them and how heartbroken they are, or how righteously angry. 

But they don't really get the hypocrisy. 

Because humans are THA BOMB-DIGGITY at justification. We can justify damn near anything to ourselves, especially for ourselves. When it comes to others, though, well...not so much. 

I know this about me. And I do battle against it in two ways:

1. I do my best to not lie, ever. 
2. I do my best to be compassionate towards people who do lie. 

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But let's talk about lying for a mo. 

What we are often really saying when we tell our partners lies is that we don't believe that our partner will be able to handle the truth, or handle it in a way that we are willing to deal with right now, and frankly, our personal comfort is more important than telling the truth. 

We don't trust them or their reactions. 

- Do these jeans make my ass look big? (No.)
- Do you find that person attractive? (No.)
- Am I the best kisser you've ever known? (Yes.)
- Are you listening to me? (Yes.)
- Was it good for you? (Yes.)
- Did you date them? (No.)
- What's wrong? (Nothing.)

And so on. 

Sometimes our partners may say they want the truth and then punish us for giving it. In a case like this, we are either forced to leave the relationship or to lie to prove our love and loyalty. 

I leave. 

Find the full transcript for this episode here. https://datingkinky.com/blog/lies-lying/lying-to-prove-love-and-loyalty-is-it-worth-it/