Always Honest or Okay to Hold Back?

To POE men:  Would you REALLY want to know if your brother or father made a pass at your girlfriend/wife?

To POE women: Your husband/boyfriend has medical issues that make intimacy difficult for him. He is sensitive about it and wants to know if it bothers you that your love life is less frequent. If it does bother you, do you really tell him?

Neither would I Krissy. Not because I want to be dis-honest, but because I love him and I don't think emasculating him is the loving thing to do.

I am with Rhett on this one...there are somethings I would not volunteer, but if asked directly, I would not lie.

To say nothing if unasked is fine, but to say nothing when asked is a lie by omission. just my opinion/observation.

I feel that, as a friend, I am obligated to tell the entire truth. I know that if a friend of mine knew something that affected me and didn't tell me, no matter how badly it may hurt, I would feel betrayed.

Bob, In the case of friends being honest with each other, I think it depends on the friend and the situation. A real example:

Many years ago I knew someone who's husband repeatedly made passes at me...he even tried to grope me once...I slapped him silly and told him to f@#$% off, but I didn't tell my friend because she knew he was a cheat and chose to turn a blind eye.  Telling her would only have made her miserable and would have hurt our friendship.

Well, honesty is the best answer, but it shouldn't be given with being "crabby" about someone or thing either.... There are times when having known the complete story beforehand....would of caused less problems also. We often make our judgements on things by what knowledge we have of them.