Telling the Truth

I apologize for taking so long to reply to the previous poll. The week before Christmas is generally full of hours and days and minutes of insanity.

But I digress...the winner of said poll was "Telling the Truth", so here we go.

Sometimes Lisa will ask me whether such-and-such a blouse looks good with such-and-such pants. Or if "these shoes go with this outfit", etc. I am honest in my opinions because when put on the spot, I have a very hard time hiding my response. You can see it in my face...it's painfully obvious.

There's a saying that goes like this: "If you don't have a better solution, don't criticize."

So instead of just saying, "No, those shoes look terrible with that outfit", I offer something a little easier to swallow. "I think your black heels would look MUCH nicer."

However, I only offer my opinion WHEN ASKED. I can't just come home from work at 4:30 and say, "Wow. That shirt you're wearing looks really bad with that jacket." When someone ASKS for your opinion, they have generally braced themselves for possible bad news and they're just looking for validation...a 2nd opinion to verify what they're already suspecting. Make sense? If you offer your opinion when it's not sought out, you are looking for trouble.