A little white lie is defined as a “harmless or trivial lie, especially one told to avoid hurting someone’s feelings”.
As much as they may seem like just a passing lie, they can actually scar the relationship in irrevocable ways because it hurts our credibility. It is believed that we tell at least two lies a day – and when you have conversations with people you like or want to know, you tend to twist a few facts about yourself to please them.
But people who lie more have a greater chance of having a terrible relationship. Many people see white lies as short-sighted, but they in fact last longer than you may think and once they are revealed (since secrets don’t necessarily stay secrets forever), your relationship will be in danger. So what are some of the little white lies that people tell?
The Weekender explores them:
“I cannot live without you,” Indipopi Shikongo said. And here’s a quirky one from Fillipe Cellor: “When she is in bad mood, I will be like ‘you have a beautiful shadow, baby’, just to make her smile.”
Tikila Munashimwe had a death-defying experience which required a little white lie: “Told her she can drive. I was afraid of dying. Just wanted to get her to stop so I could take over. She needs a tutor, didn’t have the guts to see her mad. In the end, she’s happy and I’m happy to be alive. Thank God.” Did you know there are a number of white lies that we tell? Avoiding trouble: “No, it wasn’t me who broke your cup.” When it fact, it was.
“I’ll be ready in five minutes.” But you know that your make-up is a long way from being done.
“Thank you, I love this gift!” you say, when deep down inside, you can’t wait to throw it away, but you keep it because bae put in all the effort.
“You look amazing!” but they don’t look half as good as you thought they would. And saying ‘can you change your outfit?’ will only keep you waiting even longer. So there. “He/she is just a friend.” But are they really?
