People need support, trust, and honesty in a relationship. So is honesty a defining quality of deep, true friendship? Breck and Sally dig in and realize that friendships are all different, so one friend’s need for honesty might also be different depending on how deep they want to go.
We chat about having hard conversations as a way of being honest and realize that many people avoid the difficult conversations – we are so out of practice as a society in sharing clear honest feedback or insights about how you're feeling in a true careful thoughtful non-judgmental way. Similarly, we're also not practiced in listening in an open way without added layers of stories. Ultimately, the lack of honest conversation leads to withered trust. It's easier to leave than to speak up.
We dig into:
Do you call out your friends when you catch them lying?
Do you address the things that are bothering you in a friendship to avoid having to mask the truth?
Is it possible to be real true friends with someone if one or both people aren't 100% honest all the time?
Can people be honest in relationships if they're not being honest with themselves?
You'll have to give a listen to hear where we end up on these questions, but <hint hint> it's more of a debate than we thought!
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