And That's The Truth.

"There’s weight on your mind.
I wanna know,
The truth, 

If this is how you feel.
Say it to me,
If this was ever real."

If there's one thing I hate more than bad grammar, it's dishonesty.

When people lie - straight to your face - not only do you feel like a complete fool for believing them, you feel betrayed. 

Also - just like how I state in nearly every blog - I know that I'm a hypocrite, because I do it too. But we still shouldn't confuse lying with exaggeration. Just because I overreact, doesn't mean I'm constantly lying. It just makes me one hell of a drama queen.

Lying is often borderline on most people's perceptions of right and wrong. But the tough thing is - it's always wrong. Even though it may not be what the person wants to hear, it still doesn't mean it's the right thing to keep it from them. They have the privilege to know, and to understand exactly what's going on. Even if it's "better" for them not to know in the long run. Even if it'll get you in trouble. People might even just appreciate your honesty anyway - and the truth always comes out eventually.

"Lying is often borderline on most people's perceptions of right and wrong."

Recently, I came clean with a good friend of mine. Now - I hadn't technically lied to said friend about the situation - I just hadn't really told the entire truth either. And that wasn't fair. And in no way am I proud of what I'd kept from him - but telling the truth? Well, it actually felt surprisingly good. Like some really heavy weight had been lifted, and I didn't feel so tied back anymore. And I know it hadn't been what either of us had wanted to hear, but we had both agreed that it was nice to know that that was all over and done with.

The worst thing though - about lying - is when you find out you've been lied to after like, three months. By someone you cared about. And sure - I may not have wanted to hear it in the first place, but I still would have liked to know. I mean, we don't always get what we want - and it would have saved me a whole load of effort.

Like when someone tells you that they don't want to go out with you because you're "too young" for them, but then later, you find out that they had never actually liked you in that way in the first place, and had felt they'd needed just some "excuse" to tell you.

Does it make you feel better - giving an excuse like that - making you seem like it was things out of your control that had spun out your decision? Seriously, it would have saved us all so much hassle if you had just told the truth from the beginning.

But you should be proud.

I mean -

You had me fooled.

"You found a million ways to let me down,
So I'm not hurt when you're not around.
I was blind, but now I see.
This is how you feel,
Just say it to me,
If this was ever real."