The Politics of Love - And the Lie

[Sparky Kronkite]

Liar, liar pants on fire.............

When? When do you lie?

Boom! I would immediately say, "never"...... then though, after a small thought or two..... I'd say, "well, never for anything important."

Anything important huh? Nope, nothing important.

And I haven't. I've been to court. I've had the opportunity to lie and attempt to escape the intense wrath of the law. But I didn't. I did my time, I learned from my experience and moved on. Regarding serious matters - I'm too scared to lie.

But.......

I did lie to my X-wife. The low point of my life. Butted right up against the high point too, (the Shebabe) - of my life. A heady, fun, very difficult, and sometimes very sad time.

What is your philosophy on lying?

Yes, we all know everyone must tell white lies - and there's really no need in rehashing all the examples. We know what's very wrong as well, "No, I didn't kill her!" - when you did. A boldfaced black lie.

I want to know about the gray area - the area between white lies and black lies.

My general philosophy on this area of lying is this - "If I deem it very important - I tell the truth. If I feel that the truth might undermine good and love, and hurt someone I love unnecessarily - I may lie."

Now the trick is of course that the person you may be wanting to protect - does not draw the line in the sand the same place as you do.

Miss trust looms - it happens - when you get caught lying in this area. It's risky.

When caught all I can then do is admit the truth (how ironic) - and the truth is, "I lied because I love you."

Is that enough? What's your take?

 

[Sparky Kronkite]

I refuse to believe that this thread is so unimportant that you find........

it so dull..... that you have no response. Please. Is the subject matter too close to home?

Huh? Huh? Huh?

Would you even have trouble discussing it - truthfully?

Huh? Huh? Huh?

Might you even find it difficult to discuss - honestly?

I think this is so.......

 

[Sparky Kronkite]

Maybe.....

Any discussion on honesty/ dishonesty, trust and lying...

Should be added to the list of taboo subjects.....

Politics, sex, religion and now lying.

 

[naudiz]

I tried to post to this thread yesterday but when I hit the 'submit' button it seems Literotica dropped off the net. If it happens again this time, I'll take it as a sign that my facade of honesty and integrity must be upheld for the good of the masses.

I usually tell the truth, if for no other reason than because every lie is something I have to keep track of, and I can barely keep track of where I left my coffee cup on the journey between kitchen and desk. The truth is easier and I'm lazy. If it really happened, then I don't have to keep tabs on it. There it is, lodged firmly in reality where it belongs. I always end up losing track of lies, and it's only a matter of time before the truth outs anyway, so I usually prefer to just cut to the chase and move on.

I'm an 'omission of truth' liar. There is stuff I simply fail to mention. Example: say I'm playing fetch with my parents' dog, and I accidentaly throw her ball behind a lamp and she knocks the lamp over trying to get at it. The parents ask what happened to the lamp, and I say the dog knocked it over. Technically this is true.

I'll also lie if the truth is just too damned complicated to get into. People ask me how I'm feeling. Constantly. Now, I realize they mean well, but I also realize most of them really don't want to know how I'm feeling. I'm in nigh constant pain - how would they think I'm feeling? But there are lots of different levels of feeling. Strange as it may sound, despite the perpetual physical pain, I'm usually pretty happy. I've got a lot to be happy about: a roof over my head, food in the pantry, a loving fiance, two adorable pets, a computer that gives me access to a world I can't traverse easily, and the list goes on.

So that simple 'how are you feeling' has a complicated answer. On one hand, I hurt dammit why even ask. On the other hand, I've got a lot of things going my way, and life is looking better all the time. If the person asking is just saying the words as a greeting, I say fine whether or not that's true. If the person really wants to now how I'm feeling, I'll give the best possible answer. If the person asking is my doctor or therapist, I'll tell them everything. They're getting paid to hear the ugly truth.

So there it is, Sparky. An inside look at the deceptive mind of Naudiz. I'd probably lie more if I had stuff to lie about, but I don't. Honesty isn't a mark of integrity. It's the last resort of the lazy.

 

[Sparky Kronkite]

Thank you Naud buddy....

Finally somebody had the guts to put some in - put. To input something.