Little White Lies (...and why I shouldn't have told them!)

Being in a situation where you cannot tell a lie yet you cannot tell the truth is very troublesome. Not only will you have to think about what words you will let out of your mouth, you will also have to make sure that the other party will not notice that there is something wrong. This is usually the case when you tell a white lie.

You usually tell a white lie because you do not want the other party to get hurt. You do this to spare this feelings. However, there are white lies that will just become a burden to you. Sometimes, that one white lie you tell becomes not worth it at all.

Here are some of the most common white lies people tell and why it is better to tell the truth:

1. I'm okay. It's fine. You can still bear with it. But in truth, it's not. You need someone to talk it out to. You need to talk about it to really ease your burden. Otherwise, you'll become a big mass of malice. In the end, you will just hurt yourself and other people especially those who are close to you.
2. Anywhere's fine. The ever-convenient word: anywhere's fine. This is a magic word that people use when they do not know where they want to go. Or if they are considering where their companions want to go. They actually stifle their desire to go somewhere with their companions out of consideration or if they don't want to be taken out of the loop. In the end, this will actually mean: “I trust that you won't bring me to some place I won't like.”
3. Anything's fine. This is the magic word when people does not really want to choose. Or if they have a choice they want to pick but they cannot say it because of the situation or the person they are talking to. In the end, they have to bear with the choice that other people made for them.
4. Any time's fine. The any time's fine magic word only works when the person is meeting up with each other. This is said when the speaker has lots of free time during the day of the meet-up. There are hindrances to the completion of the word, such as emergency errands or the person overslept.
5. I'm sorry. Got in a fight? You're sorry that you've hurt him or her. However, you are not sorry that you said everything out that makes you angry. However, it is better not to say sorry if you don't really mean it. In the end, it will just cause more pain not only to the other party but to yourself as well.