I was going to say...are men really any different? I think not; and I think both men and women lie about pretty much the same things and for similar reasons. I've even known men to lie about their hair color (remember Grecian Formula?). Position, cars and money are not just "guy lies," anymore; but men play those games better than women.
When it's no longer a game is when it hurts someone else. But, is it really lying to not tell someone a hurtful truth? Wouldn't it be wiser to exercise discretion in some matters? I suppose that falls in the category of "beneficial lying."
About age: I was raised to believe that a woman who would tell her age would say anything. It wasn't until I turned 50 that I didn't care, anymore, about making it such a huge mystery. Most people can do the math, once they know how old my kids are. Besides, I have great genes - my mom looks terrific for her age and no one ever believes how old I am. I just hope that holds true when I'm my mom's age!
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I was going to say...are men really any different? I think not; and I think both men and women lie about pretty much the same things and for similar reasons. I've even known men to lie about their hair color (remember Grecian Formula?). Position, cars and money are not just "guy lies," anymore; but men play those games better than women.
When it's no longer a game is when it hurts someone else. But, is it really lying to not tell someone a hurtful truth? Wouldn't it be wiser to exercise discretion in some matters? I suppose that falls in the category of "beneficial lying."
About age: I was raised to believe that a woman who would tell her age would say anything. It wasn't until I turned 50 that I didn't care, anymore, about making it such a huge mystery. Most people can do the math, once they know how old my kids are. Besides, I have great genes - my mom looks terrific for her age and no one ever believes how old I am. I just hope that holds true when I'm my mom's age!
March 5, 2008 - 5:59pmThis Comment
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