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Some people think that lying sometimes is better for their relationship. This is because some kinds of truth can make other people feel bad and this would hurt their relationships. However, I believe that always saying the truth is the best way for building good relationships for two reasons.
Firstly, telling the truth in evey time is related to one's reliability in the long-term. Lying can be revealed someday in unexpected way. Even though a was a white lie for other people, they would not trust he/she if this revelation repeats. This is not good for building sound relationships between people. According to the report from the Seoul national universty in 2014, people doing a lot of lies including white lies have worse relationship between other people around them than people with less lies do. Since building reliability is very important for making good relationship, it is good to always tell the truth.
In addition, telling the truth helps to improve some points even if that truth is bad or not pleasing. Some people tell white lies because they think the truth would make other people feel depressed or angry. But, although telling the truth could be unpleasant or uncomfortable for listeners, it would be helpful for facing or improving their weaknesses or bad habits. For example, my sister had some bad table manners such as chewing loudly and dropping some food frequently. Other family members didn't want to tell her that because she was very delicate and sentimental. But, after considering it, I told her that it would be better to improve her table manners. She was embarrassed and depressed at first, but she fixed it. After that, she thanked me for informing that. Like this, telling the truth can give an opportunity to improve some points.
In conclusion, I strongly believe that telling the truth is the best way for building good relationships. This is because it is related to one's reliability in the long-term and it helps to improve and fix some weaknesses or bad habits. |