Questions: Family & Friends

Would you rather know the truth? Or be told a lie?
One of my closest friends was ugly and our circle group would lie to him and say that he was a solid 8/10 when in reality, he was a solid 4/10. He wasn’t even decent looking but we would hype him up and later on, he would start chasing 8/10 girls because he thought he was truthfully an 8/10. He found himself rejected repeatedly because he wasn’t good looking but we gave him the confidence to flirt with these girls.

So put yourself in their shoes, would you rather someone be honest and tell you what they really think of your appearance or lie to you? What is the moral thing to do?

There are so many jokes about in-laws, but having conflict with either set of parents can lead to conflict within your relationship. How much time you spend with one family versus the other family may be seen as evidence of favoritism and I know some couples that alternate major holidays (Thanksgiving with his parents and then Christmas with her parents this year, Thanksgiving with her parents and Christmas with his parents the next year.)

Is this something that you and your partner try to address to avoid conflicts? How do you decide where to spend your holidays?