[Tomorrow, Friday, April 30th, is National Honesty Day. We're all about telling the truth around here (often to a fault), but as one writer argues, sometimes honesty may not be the best policy.]

Whoever said that “honesty is the best policy” has obviously never been in a relationship, nor had a best friend on their period. Sometimes a girl’s best friend is a white lie. Trust me, I know from experience. Not only have I had a petition signed against me (yeah, really), but I’ve also gotten into many fights that could have been avoided by not being brutally honest.

I’m not saying that in every situation we need to lie. In fact, lies can lead to the end of many relationships. There are, however, times when honesty probably isn’t a good idea. Don’t know what I mean? Here are some situations when it’s best to just bite your tongue: Read More »

We’ve all lied to our parents at one time or another. Whether it was that time that you got the car towed and told the rents your BFF was driving (and you were being responsible because you had a drink!), or the time when you came home at a ridiculous hour after being at your BF’s (or booty call’s) house and said you were taking care of a crying friend who just got dumped – and she gave you her brother’s clothes to wear home – we’ve all committed the sin.

And why not? It’s easier than dealing with the yelling/door slamming.

I know I’ve done it. After getting pulled over for speeding while jamming out to Brit Brit in my car, my parents were absolutely furious. So I said I got my period and it was such a mess that I needed to get somewhere fast! They understood (if my dad sticking his fingers in his ears and walking out of the room counts as understanding) and, although still weren’t happy, it did bring a lot of the screaming to an end. (Sorry, mom and dad.) Read More »