2006-09-12 14:46:24 · 17 answers · asked by Miss Lady 2 in Social Science ➔ Sociology
no one wants to admit their lives are mundane
2006-09-12 15:46:50 · answer #1 · answered by Carol R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you really want the whole truth about a person or would you rather find out a little at a time? A large part of socialization and subsequent friendship is getting to know someone. Giving a little information at a time helps you to figure out who your friends are and who will use the information to hurt or manipulate you. Self preservation is the reason no one tells the whole truth about themselves. Even animals keep things to themselves. They use camouflage to hide the fact that they are vulnerable right?
2006-09-12 15:11:48 · answer #2 · answered by justme 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because telling the whole truth about yourself gives it all away, you have nothing left to keep, which makes you vulnerable and open.Depending on who the person is you tell the "whole truth" to they have all the info to either throw in your face or help. 50/50 chance. Either use it against you or use it for you. 50/50 chance. It's a risk. A big one at that and many just don't wonna take that chance, Even with the ones they love the most. Also most that don't tell the whole truth have told the whole truth in the past and it came back to bite them in the "booty" so they don't any more hence the 50/50 chance I was speaking of earlier.
2006-09-12 14:59:47 · answer #3 · answered by oneluv1169 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The main thing to remember is that, regardless if you're in business, people are always "selling" themselves. Whether it be an attractive guy/lady, they're going to exaggerate the truth and leave out the bad. They want to present themselves in a good manor. Everyone has skeletons in their closet, but it's not something you portray to an aquaintence. Some people are habitual liars though; have to watch out for those. All-in-all, most people lie to make themselves look good, and to boost their confidence when communicating with this highly difficult, superficial world. Everybody does it to a certain extent...
2006-09-12 14:51:50 · answer #4 · answered by youdontneedtoknowme 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most of the time people are afraid to tell the whole truth about themselves because of fear of judgement. They want someone to know who they are as a person before they let you see the skeletons in their closet, then maybe you will still stick around. Also because of insecurity.
2006-09-12 14:55:44 · answer #5 · answered by Nissa 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To tell the whole truth to others, would be silly.
But a person should at least be able to tell the whole truth to themselves.
2006-09-12 14:53:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The truth hurts and it's easier to lie and make you think they are better than they really are, instead of being rejected by you. Sometimes you need to give them a second chance and sometimes they don't. There are different levels of lying and some lies are important and unforgivanle and some lies are for our own good (very rarely but it happens.)
2006-09-12 14:56:07 · answer #7 · answered by Captain Obvious 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No one knows the whole truth about themselves...
Only God knows that...
Fear and pride keep many from telling what they know about themselves...
2006-09-12 14:51:48 · answer #8 · answered by KnowhereMan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is because we all want to believe the best about ourselves. When a person only believes the good things, it makes it difficult to know the "truth" about himself.
2006-09-12 14:56:17 · answer #9 · answered by Courtney 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't have a problem telling the truth about myself. I live my life honestly and openly. Anyone who has a problem with who I am or how I live, it's their problem....not mine.
The quote "Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to decieve" is one that I live by.
2006-09-12 14:49:38 · answer #10 · answered by littleflower_57 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe they are unsure as to what is the truth about themselves.
2006-09-12 14:48:42 · answer #11 · answered by phoenixheat 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋