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White Lies People Told To Keep Their Partner Happy

Reddit user Old_Army90 asked: 'What’s a little white lie you’ve told your partner to keep them happy?'

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CW: eating disorders.

We can all agree that lying generally is not a good quality to discover in someone, especially someone we want to date.

But we've also heard the reasoning that a little white lie, especially when it's meant to make someone feel better, isn't such a bad to express every once in a while.

But where do we draw the line?

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Going to the doctor or dentist is one of those maintenance tasks that we all have do but which some people are incredibly uncomfortable with.

In an effort to make the experience go more smoothly, some patients will lie about their healthy habits or positive oral care.

But it's more obvious to doctors and dentists that their patient is lying than it might seem.

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People Share The Greatest Lies Ever Told
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I find it difficult to believe in the concept of karma because karma implies that the world is ultimately fair. Experience has shown that it is anything but, actually.

Sometimes bad people win. And very often, they get what they want.

It's not a truth many of us like to hear, but it is a sobering one (and learning it sooner rather than later saves you a lot of grief further down the line.

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People value honesty but it's pretty difficult to be truthful to ourselves all the time. And while most of us abhor outright lies, sometimes we just can't help convincing ourselves something is true, even when it's not.

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