By Wanique Block
If your friend was cheating on their partner or got into trouble with their parents and/or the law, would you cover up for them and be their ride-or-die bestie or would you call them out for their sneaky behaviour and tell on them?
On Feel Good with Andy Maqondwana, Andy asks listeners about some of the lies they have told to cover up for a friend.
Below are common scenarios and reasons people lie for their friends:
- Posing as a reference for your friend’s CV.
- Covering up for a friend at work who either came late or missed their shift.
- Lying to your friend’s partner about their cheating whereabouts.
- Acting as a friend’s alibi when their parents ask where they are, or where they were.
- Covering up your friend’s mistakes.
Although these lies and cover-ups are considered somewhat innocent, they can often become toxic, backfire and lead to bigger problems.
That said, we need to ask ourselves, despite being loyal to our friends, why are we so comfortable with the idea of being deceitful and where do we draw the line between innocently covering up for a friend and condoning behaviour that is not only toxic but also very vicious?
If you wouldn’t want it to be done to you, then don’t do it to others, because regardless of how you justify it, lying is wrong.
For more on this conversation listen to the Feel Good podcast with Andy Maqondwana below:
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