which is more important to you in a relationship? Can one do without the other?
2007-07-16 20:04:42 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
I see the two of them tied together in a tight knot. You can pretend to have integrety alone, but i think that honesty is the building bloch that integrety is built on. I think honesty is possible to have without integrity. But that usually isnt the case. Honest people almost always develope integrity.
2007-07-16 20:12:12 · answer #1 · answered by Magic Mouse 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think that you can't have integrity without honesty. You can have honesty without integrity. So the most important thing in a relationship is Integrity. That is a whole self and not just one part of a relationship.
2007-07-17 08:56:04 · answer #2 · answered by ustoev 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many times the two are synonymous. But honesty is generally about what you say (or don't), while integrity is about the whole range of your moral trustworthiness. Many times honesty is NOT the best policy, especially if it will hurt the other person unnecessarily. For example, say one partner goes to a party with an old school chum, and during the course of that party gets involved in some necking and whatever with someone else. Sobering up the next day, he feels guilty. But he also knows he didn't do anything which would bring home a nasty disease, did not spend money they could not afford, and generally has not YET done anything which will impact on his partner. Honesty in confessing this indiscretion would serve no purpose other than to damage the trust they have between them. Integrity recognizes that he must carry the burden of this guilty secret and not share it with his partner. But integrity also recognizes that the episode was fraught with danger and should not be repeated.
2007-07-17 03:15:41 · answer #3 · answered by auntb93 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They go hand in hand. You cant have a relationship without honesty because then you would question the other persons every move, and the relationship would fall apart. And integrity, doing the right thing when no one is watching, if you dont have integrity then you will cheat and the relationship will fall apart. Honesty and integrity together are what make a relationship work. because without one you will not have the other.
2007-07-17 03:08:39 · answer #4 · answered by speed_demon_1775 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Though both are interrelated and generally will mean the same thing , I think, that in the useage parlance one can find a subtle difference ..
Honesty , generally, would refer to a person`s individual trait. His quality. His characteristics.
Integrity, on the other hand , would refer to the individual`s interaction with the world. Clumsily stated , a person can be honest to himself too. But can he have integrity to himself? A honest person would be seen as a person of honesty and integrity.
2007-07-17 03:51:35 · answer #5 · answered by YD 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
honesty is the precursor to integrity.
however, u can't be honest every timeur integrity fails. in this case, honesty cannot make up for the lack of integrity.
in a relationship, integrity will mean the person has their convictions strong about their relationship with me and even if they are dishonest with me, it may be because they love me and do not want to hurt me.
2007-07-17 03:32:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Integrity is the key basic requirement for the relationship and honesty is one of the key ingredients contributing to it..... relationship is defined by the integration which is fostered by many many elements, one of the important ones being honesty.
2007-07-17 03:10:09 · answer #7 · answered by small 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
An honest person has integrity. A person of ingretity would always be honest. i don't believe you can have one without the other.
Here is the dictionalry definition of integrity and it shows honesty as a synonym.
Main Entry: in·teg·ri·ty
Pronunciation: in-'te-gr&-tE
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English integrite, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French integrité, from Latin integritat-, integritas, from integr-, integer entire
1 : firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : INCORRUPTIBILITY
2 : an unimpaired condition : SOUNDNESS
3 : the quality or state of being complete or undivided : COMPLETENESS
synonym see HONESTY
2007-07-17 03:14:47 · answer #8 · answered by Patti C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well honesty branches from Integrity.
2007-07-17 03:59:59 · answer #9 · answered by Chico Escuela aka Rob 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
honesty, because with it will come true integrity in the end... besides in a relationship, honesty builds unsurmountable trust which i believe is among the main ingredients of a happy relationship...
2007-07-17 03:12:09 · answer #10 · answered by Sahana Ash 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋