#3

"I'll respect you more if you hurt me with the truth rather than 'protect' me with a lie."

So I know I said it, but It really had me thinking. Why is it so hard for people to be honest?
I want people to be honest with me and I try to be very straight-forward and direct but I can honestly say that I'm not always honest with people.
Maybe it's an issue of fear, maybe we're just naturally pathological liars, I don't know.

Lack of honesty hinders communication.
For myself, there are many times that I've been upset with people and they have NO idea to this day.

I really do wonder how different all our relationships could/would be if we were all completely and absolutely honest with each other. [Tactful honesty of course : "your breath smells like horse manure vs. you might wanna brush more often" lol]