It depends on which kinds of friends you want to have. If you want to have a true friendship, you definitely need to be honest. If we want to love each other, we need to understand each other. If we want to understand each other, we need to believe each other. If we want to believe each other, we need to be honest with each other.

The honesty is not that you need to say everything because that's the stupid honesty. Honesty means you dont lie. If there is something that is unnescessary to say, you better keep it in your mind because it can lead to some bad consequence. Consider the pros and cons before saying something. If you think saying one thing that can hurt other's feeling rather than bring them some benefits, then you should not say that. If you feel that you need to say that, then try to find a best way to make them understand.

Florian, there are two things. Sometimes, we confuse honesty with our prejudice. And when that happens, we can't have a healthy relationship be it with our friends, family or loved one!

I am always in the for of the honestly because it's the real policy!:) But...there is something we need to remember while we are dealing with honesty! Honesty is the purest but sharpest thing! That's why it hurts people because it reveals those side of people they admire or don't want to pay attention! So, in my view, while we are being honest, we should keep in our mind that our intention is not to hurt but to present the side we see in them. If we think it's something bad(in our view), we can express it in such a way that help them understand instead of feeling pathetic about themselves!

@Vicky Lee Good point, so honesty is important but you don't need to say everything I guess.

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@Troglodyte Imagine if friendships, relationships has no honesty, what kind of relationship is that?

It's like a game of hide and seek. 🤣😜