Believing that Cindy really liked his famous dish, Ron began barbecuing quite regularly, and there were always leftovers which had to be eaten. Ron was shocked and hurt. She had lied to him. Not if she cared about her marriage. Honesty does not require brutality.
Truth is brutal only when it is a partial truth or when it is meant to cause pain.
The tragedy of most small deceptions is that they mushroom, ultimately creating a cloud of distrust that hovers over a relationship. Surely that s what was on King Solomon s mind when he wrote this proverb. So take his advice and whenever possible kiss your spouse on the lips with honesty. To Ponder Consider a time when you told a white lie to avoid hurting your spouse s feelings. Oliver Wendell Holmes said, The sound of a kiss is not so loud as that of a cannon, but its echo lasts a great deal longer.