<i>When a girl asks you if she looks pretty (and she doesn't), do you tell the truth?</i><p>Yes. I do. There are plenty of people who probably think I'm an asshole, but I think there might be more people who trust me.<p>I'm not saying that I tell the truth in <i>absolutely</i> every situation. There are cases where I would lie immediately-- to save a family member from kidnapping, whatever-- but that's a far cry from lying being merely a weight on the scales. For me, if I'm thinking about it consciously, weighing whether I should lie, the answer is no. I'd even go so far as to call lying Bad.