BlkTallFullfig
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ORIGINAL: huntme Recently, I received an email from a Domme who insisted I be totally honest, yet her own profile pictures betrayed her! Why do women feel compelled to lie about their age? It is very easy to tell a woman's age by her pictures, don't women here know that? While I will often be polite and allow someone to perpetrate this self deception, I do not feel compelled to then be honest with them in return. Oh, I have heard all the excuses, "she feels younger, she looks younger, she is more comfortable in the company of younger men, it is just a white lie, men lie too." Yes, I have heard all the rationalizations, yet, isn't a lie still a lie no matter how you justify it? Can you ever trust someone who lies to you and to themselves? Perhpas someone can explain this to me since I am curious about this particularly destructive form of deceit. Oh and after taking a closer look at profile pictures, it appears that it is the majority, not the minority who are being dishonest here on collarme. Fist I would love to see your profile to be sure you aren't being a hypocrite, but will give you the benefit of the doubt and respond that I agree that it is important to tell the truth when trying to connect personally with a stranger, especially on the net. In my opinon, it depends on the gravity of the lie being told, the reasons for said lie, and the consequences to another. For example: you are a 30yo male, looking for a lady 25-35 because you still want to reproduce, and she lies about being 40, says she is 35. Are you really going to make life altering plans with her, before you meet her in person, see some identification, and develop trust in her? I don't believe anyone tells the whole truth all the time, unless indeed he/she is deceiving him/herself that he is in fact 100% honest all of the time. I'm here to tell you that I have never lied to anyone about my age or appearance, but have been lied to almost 90% of the time on one or both categories by men who've approached/met me. One brilliant (on a multitude of subjects) getleman couldn't figure out whether collarme was asking for his age, or year of birth, and since his year of birth was close to the age I seeked, he went with that. I perhaps should have taken that deception seriously because he later betrayed me on a deeper level. Anyway......... Get to know people, beyond simple numbers and looks, and use common sense (still learning my own lessons though). M
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