LordODiscipline -> RE: Lying. (11/14/2006 4:52:32 AM)
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This was the point I was making earlier - Stating: "If someone lies to you, it is all a wash - you did not have what you thought, you might as well go looking for someone else", is 'throwing out the baby with the bathwater' We do not even know what the lie was about (perhaps she told her dominant that she was not baking him a cake for his B-day, and then produced one). The fact is, people tend to test the waters in a relational dynamic - the fact that he caught it out and is willing to work it through in their way (whether anyone agrees with that way, or not) is a testament to giving it a go - and, trying to make something work. The absolutist potential of the originating statement is rather poor relational empathy from my standpoint. And, since this is an opinion - I know it cannot be wrong! ~J quote:
ORIGINAL: agirl quote:
ORIGINAL: Kirata quote:
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ORIGINAL: Kirata This question is a joke. Lying and relationships, especially M/s relationships, are mutually exclusive. Whatever you two thought you had together, you were both wrong. Now, either you start over or you go have a nice day with someone else. You might begin by talking to each other instead of us. K. This over-simplistic view of relationships and human complexity is staggering. agirl I don't see how it's possible to have a relationship with someone you can't trust. You'll allow that I said they need to talk. Why did she lie? Was she afraid? What was she afraid of? Whatever, lying raises issues of basic trust. I think what is "over-simplistic" is the notion that punishment constitutes dealing with the problem. K. If there's a pattern of lying and it's a continuous quagmire of never knowing whether the truth is being presented or a lie, I'd agree with you. I don't happen to think that a lie*, in itself, is a guide to whether a relationship is *worthwhile*. What would matter FAR more to me, would be why the lie was told. I trust my sprogs, yet I know they have lied to me on occasion. People are complex and the reasons for a lie can give a huge insight into them. Creating an environment where lying isn't needed takes time and trust if someone lies out of fear, for instance. I'd be far more interested and concerned with the fears than the lie.........and I'd also be interested in any part I might have played in the fact that they felt a need to lie. agirl
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