1. “Let’s hang out some time” This is usually said when you run into a former friend, enemy, frenemy or colleague…We need to stop doing this. I understand that this line serves as a
go-to conversation closer for many awkward encounters. But have you ever
thought of what would happen, if your counterpart actually said, “yes”
and expected a follow-through plan to hang out? Lol…Don’t take the risk.
More importantly, we have no intention of hanging out with this person
out of our own free will, so why pretend? If you need a conversation
closer, “Glad to see you’re still alive. Take care and have an awesome
life.” has never failed me.
2. “I’ll be in 5minutes or I’m almost there” this is typically said when planning on meeting someone ASAP but you are running late…Do you know why you won’t be there in 5 minutes? Because you haven’t
left your house yet. It’s obnoxious because what we’re really doing with
this lie is giving someone an expectation that their wait time will be
short. Waiting for people is annoying enough, but having to wait for
longer than expected is just not cool. Would it really be so bad if we
just told each other that due to tardiness, we will be meeting later
than we had planned? No it wouldn’t. Unless you are in fact 5 minutes
away, let’s stop this ridiculousness.
3. “I didn’t get that text” this is frequently said when your friend asks why you didn’t respond to their text. First of all (go down low), I completely empathize with the annoyance that you feel
when a friend asks about why you didn’t respond to a particular text.
Obviously you didn’t reply because you didn’t want to. But choosing to
lie is silly because more than likely, your friend knows that you
probably got the text in question. Own up and tell him or her the
stone-cold truth: you simply didn’t want to.
4. “I’m just so busy” This is said by everyone, all the time. We’re all busy – every single one of us. Some people are busy doing
nothing but let’s not get into details here. “Busy-ness” is the excuse
that no one can argue with so it’s the perfect white lie in a lot of
ways. No, I can’t make it to your house party on Saturday because I’m
busy. Yes, I missed your incredible dinner-event-thing last Sunday
because I’m busy. Sorry, I haven’t seen, called, or texted you because
I’m just so busy, okay? Actually, I’m not. I mean I am busy and yes that
might affect going to things or seeing people once in a while. But the
truth is I probably just didn’t feel like it. And as terrible of a human
being I am to tell you this, whatever you wanted me to do was deemed
not as important as my Saturday afternoon nap or Sunday evening date
with Netflix. Now you know, and now we can all just be honest about it
and feel good. And I know it’s just a white lie, but the truth will in
fact, set you free….
Know of any more white lies, pls feel free to share at comment section….
