Liar, Liar
By Harmony Beck
Is honesty the best policy? Now a days the population has become accustomed to lying on a daily basis. Some how complementing because lying and this is causing an insecurity amongst he population. When it comes to dating it is a known fact that people do not act themselves in a relationship usually until they are engaged. It is true that cruelty is unnecessary, but constant lying can not be good for the society.
In high school the emotional status of the students is fragile, but this doesn’t mean they need to be lied to. People have crushes or boyfriends/girlfriends who may try to show affection by a complement. This may be misunderstood if they are in a situation where lying ma be the best option. For example if the girl says, “Do the jeans make my butt look big,” may make the boyfriend result to lying in the hopes to not hurt her feelings. If the boyfriend uses the least hurtful words then telling her the truth will not be a problem. In a relationship the key is honesty and if the relationship is base don lies then the door will be locked.
When a relationship becomes serious and marriage is mentioned it is best to completely know each other before the ceremony. A problem in today’s world is that dating has become lying. With the help of the internet people can be anyone they want and online dating is becoming on of the most popular ways to date. This is so rejection is easy and people don’t have to face the person to be rejected. People are pretending to be someone different to impress their date, which leads to a failed relationship. Honesty is becoming a thing of the past and people are becoming distant. Rejection is a popular fear and people think that there is a less chance of rejection if they pretend to be someone else.
If people today can not take criticism or the truth there needs to be a better solution then lying. Complements are never underrated, but if the complement is a lie try to fiend a different way to show appreciation. The process of dating is hard enough, pretending to be another person makes the process harder. When people are themselves they have a greater chance at finding someone who will like them for being themselves. There is a problem when people are too conscious about feelings and honesty suffers. Society needs to toughen up and role with the punches because honesty is here to stay.
