Is there a fine line between secrets and lies or do you think they're one and the same? (Page 2)
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I went with fine line but can see and understand how they are one in the same... depends on how big the secret is... if it's a big one, then definitely one and the same.
Yeah this is one that can have so many variables.. Like what the secret is and why they feel the need to keep it.. But if it's to deceive or to hold back wrong doing, I agree it's one and the same
100% agree - I think that would be the differentiating criteria
Agree there
They're different things entirely. I don't lie in relationships at all but I doubt I'll ever tell another woman about my suicide attempt or subsequent hospitalisation in a psychiatric hospital in my early 20s. I don't consider that a lie.
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It's not a fine line between them. There is a vast gulf. They are totally different things.
There is nothing wrong with having secrets in a relationship. To expect someone to have no secrets us being too intrusive. People need their own space and privacy, even in a relationship. I seriously don't understand why it bothers some people.
But if their secrets that would affect the partner that is different
Big, big, big difference. I have secrets but there almost exclusively secret because they're protecting someone else. Lies on the other hand are usually used to protect the person telling the lie.
Nice breakdown.
Keeping a secret about a surprise and keeping a secret that you're fucking around on your partner are way different. Purposely omitting the truth is lying. Most secrets lead to full on lies in the end. I absolutely loathe liars.
Oh I'm there with you 💯
There is a fine line between both but a lot of people have secrets and lies you should never lie to your partner about anything secrets when you and your partner are ready you should share them together instead of finding out later on from somebody you know
Not the same , keeping secrets is much better than telling lies to the face of someone , also 'chanakya' (an indian scholar) , made a statement 'Never tell your Secret To Anybody That May lead to Destruction of Your Life's , Reference 'Chankyaneethi'
That can be true
They're different.
Secrets are just things you don't want people to know. And secrets aren't by definition a bad thing.
A lie is always bad in my opinion, telling something that is not true.
Guess depends on the secret, some are bad
A lie is fundamentally not true.
A secret is something that isn’t or is seldom shared.
A secret can’t be a lie because there is nothing that is actually meant to be hidden. A lie by nature is to be told.
Secrets are not lies but can be used to disguise them For example A man was cheating with a girl in the mall His explanation He was there pricing up a gift hadn't wanted to tell you as it was supposed to be a surprise This is lie with a explanation for the secretcy
No I don't. I keep friends secrets I'm not lying to anyone. I'm just not announcing everyhing I know about a situation or person. Big difference to me
Well yeah agree there specially when we don't always know everything about a situation or a person like we think we do 🤷🏼♀️
It's not my buisness to tell I feel.🙂
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Depends on the secret, but honestly they are one in the same. One is a lie, one is a lie of omission.
Great answer, think I agree here
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First of all, a secret and a lie aren't the same at all. Don't get confused. Secondly, there's a fine line (pretty thick, actually) between lies and half truths 😉
Guess that depends on one's idea of the truth tho, their truth or THE truth
There is a difference you can be told a secret and if know one asks you about it how can you lie? You have to be responding to something to tell a lie you dont need to say anything to keep a secret
It’s hilarious when someone who keeps almost everything secret accuses a man of lying just because he kept a few things (that were none of her business) secret.
I think that there is a fine line; many people tell lies to keep secrets.
Nice answer! That's true
Lies are a much stronger force to destroy relationships.
But sometimes secrets can as well
NOT telling a secret to your lover CAN or CANNOT be considered a lie. I consider it a lie but some people do not.
Its definitely a fine line. Sometimes its hard to navigate between the two
Well said.. I don't know I could go back and forth on this one... Guess depends on the secret and why they feel they have to keep it secret,... But if it's too decide someone, then that's just as wrong, bad as a lie
*deceive
I agree
Life can sure be confusing sometimes
@Brainsbeforebeauty My close friend taught me secrets & lies are one and the same.
They can be
Secret is I fucked 3 guys in a day at college! And not telling that to the guys I currently date!
Lie is if they asked how many guys I fucked in a day and I lie saying only one..
Ha... so naughty