My Question of the Day for 07 April 2010 – UPDATED
My Question of the Day: You know someone on whom you can count through thick and thin, but he/she has one character flaw that you find absolutely annoying. He/she always exaggerates the truth. The tales are so far-fetched that you believe no other reasonable person would believe what he/she is saying, but this person seems absolutely convinced that what he/she is telling you is the truth. Despite that one, very annoying flaw, however, this person has never failed to be around when you needed someone in good times and in bad times. Is this a person you keep in your life?
My 2 Cents: I abhor when people exaggerate the truth. It’s usually not necessary and adds no value to the conversation at hand.
If this is someone on whom I can totally depend, this is definitely a person I would keep in my life, as long as he/she doesn’t have a problem with me saying, “I don’t believe you,” when I think he/she is embellishing the facts. If he/she can handle that, I can deal with the tall tales.
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JoshDamage that is a person I totally keep around…dependable ppl are hard to find in life. I wud just deal with that quirk.
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I would have to cut my ties with this person. I’m Big on HONESTY and Trust. How can you Trust a DisHonest Person? You Can’t!
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LikeDislikeSure, why not? If s/he got my back, I’m good. Now, if his/her stories need validation… I might to keep it 100% honest. But then again, I might go along with it as a joke.
I might have to clear things up if the stories include me, but other than that, we could be friends.
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LikeDislikeI can’t stand a liar. Not even white lies because, after a while, your little white lie gets just as grimy as the rest of the lies you tell.
I wouldn’t cut them loose, but they would be held at arms distance at all times. Compulsive lying is a sign of something that I don’t want any parts of.
Also, I know people like this an they are usually only there for you so they can tell everyone about it later. LOL.
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LikeDislikeI have known this person for a while, so I know I can’t always believe everything they are saying. Their words might not always be the truth, but they are still an honest person (their words don’t reflect their heart).
My best friend growing up was a compulsive liar, and I never had a more loyal friend. I assumed it was because he was insecure so I accepted him and his fears, just like he did for me.
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LikeDislikeI would still be down for my best friend… I’m not perfect either! Lol
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LikeDislikeA lot would depend on if their tall stories were funny.
To be honest there is way too much missing from the question to make a judgment. Human relationships are a complex thing that deserve a lot more time. I sometimes feel that your question of the day is a little too close to someones truth… Like we are being asked to help someone justify a hard decision. Or make excuses for someone indecision.
At the end of the day “we” don’t get to decide who our friends are they are the ones left after the dust has settled. When everything is over and the party has ended they knock on our door and give a hand.
The number of true friends can be counted on one hand, faults and all.
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LikeDislikeI have a friend like that. I was mad at first she was a liar but than I just accepted her for what she was and she grew out of it. Every now and again we get an excuse but no more lies. I believe in taking people as they are because I want to be accepted as I am.
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LikeDislikeI think everyone knows this person & accept them despite their tendency to hmmmm… stretch the truth a bit [nice way to say 'lie']. I wouldn’t cut ‘em loose, I say keep ‘em but be mindful of what you share with them knowing they have this tendency.
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LikeDislikeYes, I sure do. A lot of people stretch the truth, especially when it makes themselves look good. We all have flaws so it could be worse.
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LikeDislikewhy not? I would say if they are a good friend then I would continue our friendship. This person’s exaggerations sound annoying but entertaining at the same time!
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LikeDislikeYes it is, I actually have a friend like this. Sometimes it’s hard because we know she lies so
often, she truley believes what she is saying is true but so often it’s not. I swear she has no other friends but me and my best friend becuase of her lied and the way she runs her mouth, her family don’t even mess up with her. All in all she’s a great friend we just know to take what she says and dissect it to get to the truth. We know how far to take it with her.
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