This question does bother me a little. I was being told that in a relationship, any relationship, complete honesty is always needed. In fact, honesty should be part of the relationships foundation. The principle behind it is that basically, no one likes being lied to, and if a relationship is to flourish, it should not be peppered with lies.

Lying with words is simple enough to pull off but easy enough to detect. No matter how smooth and suave the lie has been delivered, we all have an innate sense of knowing that we were lied to. Just feeling that we have been deceived already hurts, regardless of whether it was done deliberately or not. Yes indeed. Is this what they call sixth sense?

If we are not totally honest and open with our beloved, that means we are not sure about our relationship. That means that we do not have confidence in each other. That means that the relationship is fragile. Why worry about a relationship, which is fragile. Such a relationship will break for some or other reason.

A strong relationship can take any storm. In a strong relationship, we are ready for some disagreement but know that ultimately things will be same as before. In a strong relationship we are totally open with each other. We tell everything to our partner and are sure that no break-up will occur. Such relationship gives joy.

If you hide something from your partner you will always suffer from the guilt and worry about what if he/she gets to know about that. That is not a happy relationship. Such relationships cause stress, rather than giving any pleasure. To get pleasure, have confidence, tell your partner everything about your past, and expect that they will not only understand but also comfort you about that. That is the sign of a open and strong relationship. There is another way out. Draw boundaries and agree about them with each other. I may do something in this area but you have no right to know about that. If such an agreement is drawn and agreed upon by the partners many problems get solved. But this kind of relationship is not close. Have your choice about what you want to do.

Having honesty in all your relationships will make your life easier. When you tell lies, even little bitty white lies, it can be hard to keep up with all the lies. It may be hard for you to remember who you told something to or did not tell something too. Keeping up with all the lies can take a lot of your time when trying to remember what you said and when. Being honest in your relationships will help you open up and not worry about the lies that you need to remember.

When a relationship is not honest it is hard for it to progress and become a great relationship. There is always some paranoia on the dishonest person's side of the relationship. Honesty in relationships can help you be a better person and create a really good relationship.

Honesty in relationships will help all your relationships progress and become better. When you are honest in relationships you will also be improving yourself. The more compassionately honest you are the more trust that will be built on both sides of the relationship. Trust in a relationship comes from being honest and compassionate not overlooking faults but being tolerant. Both sides of the relationship can learn and grow together through many years of problems. The more you lie then the less honest your relationship will be. The relationship can deteriorate because there is no trust. You may not become a better person because you have someone lying to you and not being honest.