“Honesty is the best policy.” We’re sure you’ve heard that saying before. It’s a great saying and one you should live your life by. And not even for any altruistic, do-goody reason. You should make this your personal mantra solely out of self-preservation. Sure, sometimes it’s convenient to lie. You can get ahead in life with a little fib or even spare the feelings of someone you care about by stretching the truth. But what happens when you get caught in a ridiculous lie? Nothing good, we assure you.
And in this day and age of information and research at our complete command thanks to Google being readily available on cell phones we can fit in our pockets, it’s easier than ever to fact check someone and call them out on their falsehoods. So for the love of all that is good and decent, save yourself the embarrassment of being called out online. Tell the truth, lest you wind up like one of these sad sacks…