"Would you always answer these questions completely and honestly"<p>Pretty much.   If they ask something that's none of their business, I tell them that, too, as tactfully as possible.<p>Answer completely? No, not always; people are not entitled to information just because they ask.<p>What I try not to do is get people to make decisions based on me willfully and deliberately making shit up.<p>When I read stories such as the "custom porn" tale, and people's reactions to it, I get the sense that the bravado and cleverness of it absolves (or at least obscures) any issues with deceit.<p>There are times when lying is not only needed, but the absolute right thing to do, but that's not decided by what a good story it makes to tell your friends later.