questions is better for him and the relationship. It
could also be because he doesn’t want to hurt your
feelings. He will lie instead of hurting your feelings
and having you be mad at him for being honest. Men
really do fear the repercussions of their honesty.
This reasoning can be applied to so many
different situations. Some men are willing and ready
to be honest with you, but they’re paralyzed by the
fear of how you’re going to respond to that honesty.
It’s important for you to realize this. If you want to
get more truth out of a man, you need to be smart
about how you react in the moment. Your reaction
will determine his course of action in the future.
When he sees and understands you can handle
honesty, he’ll be honest. If you don’t jump down his
throat because his honest opinion to your question
was something that you didn’t like, if you handle it
correctly, he’ll trust you with his honesty.
If you don’t lash out or let your emotions get the
best of you in the moment, his willingness to be
honest with you will increase exponentially.
Now, yes, he should be willing to be honest on his
own no matter what but put yourself in his shoes
for a second. It’s probably happened to you. Maybe
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