Morrigel
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ORIGINAL: CelticPrince Moririgel, now why did I not think of that thought??? The thrust is to get people to not set themselves up for it in the first place. Honestly, I fail to see how "taking it slow" is the antidote for basic dishonesty. I also fail to see how "new relationship energy" is equivalent to basic dishonesty. Regardless of how fast or slow a relationship goes, a lie is a lie. I assume we are talking about actual lies or damaging omissions of the truth, not about misunderstandings or assumptions which were not borne out upon examination. There is a difference between assuming that someone was what you wanted--like say, single and able to re-locate--versus being told outright that he was not married and would be willing to move, or to help you move at the earliest opportunity, and finding out that this was not the case. As for "setting oneself up for this"? Again, I fail to see how longer-term relationships are the solution to a person who lies. In fact, when it comes to revealing the basic dishonesty of another human being, in my opinion there is ABSOLUTELY no time like the present! Lies are not improved or ameliorated whatsoever by greater duration--just the opposite, in fact. The longer a deception goes on, the greater the pain of the victim when it is revealed. Just my two cents. I am not in favor of people being "desperate" or over-hasty in their commitments. I am also not in favor of blaming the victim when someone tells deliberate falsehoods or leads people on in cruel and unnecessary ways. A liar is a liar, and can blame no one but himself/herself for deception. --M
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