Can hiding the truth be as damaging as lying in a relationship?

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When your partner asks you if their outfit looks good, it can feel like you’ve been put on a hot seat, especially if you think it doesn’t! So what do you do then? Do you cook up a lie to make your boo feel good or do you not say anything and manage to distract her by changing the topic?

If you smoked a cig and you chose to just not tell your partner you did, you are not lying but you are still withholding the truth. Everyone has a different ideology. Some people think there are white lies and little secrets that are okay to keep, especially if it causes no harm and protects the other person from being hurt. Some people have a rather black-and-white perspective of things, leaving no area grey.

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