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littlemissmartypants

(26,018 posts)

6. That you're...

Reply to Nictuku (Reply #5)

Wed Jan 1, 2025, 06:46 PM

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Prefacing and tempering your comment to be less offensive, is a form of deception. Not all deception is nefarious by intent. The example is when one might say something not entirely truthful to save hurt feelings. Which is what it seems like you're describing here.

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