Leaning on lies is feels easy to get out of sticky social situations, but it can quickly become a nasty habit
I never lie. Except when declining an invitation – then I always lie.
Once, my fiance, Jared, and I were invited to a dinner we didn’t want to attend. We were worn out from traveling, and some of the other guests required a lot of energy to be around. I replied in the group text that we already had plans – but we were “so sorry to miss!” Jared, sitting next to me on the couch, gawped.
“That’s a lie!” he said. Then, amazed and a little horrified: “You lied so fast.”
Of course I lied! Wasn’t it more polite to make up a fake excuse than say you simply don’t feel like it?
