Why Honesty Is Important In Friendship

Honesty and sincerity are the foundation of every good thing, especially when it comes to relationships which could go a long way, although, True and real friends are hard to find these days.

They are always there at the corner as long as you have an honest and sincere heart towards each other, and I believe honesty in a relationship is a possibility as long as there is an established trust.

There are many factors that make up a good friend and the most important of them all is being able to open up to each other and not keeping secrets from each other.

Your best friends are always there by you, no matter what your situation is and they will support you and make sure you archive your goals in life because you have become part of them and they are part of you but transparency and honesty are the keys.

secrets and lies can destroy what both of you have built especially if you have been friends for a long time. You don’t want your friend to feel betrayed especially by you and I am sure you don’t want to feel betrayed by a friend either.

Secrets and lies are always not the best in whatever situation you may find yourself in, even if you think it’s better than not telling the truth or being honest with that friend. Truth always comes out at the end and your friend could feel betrayed.

Honesty is the source and pillar of a good friendship.

For us to Build and keep up with honesty, we need to make a conscious effort, to tell the truth, be able to communicate freely and do your best to keep to your word. Reliability to each other at all times will go a long way,

Confrontation could be helpful sometimes which will clarify some issues that you probably do not understand. In order to have an honest and trusted relationship, It is always a good idea to learn how to open up with each other. Telling lies to a friend might end up devaluing the relationship you have built with that person if found out.

From my little understanding, honesty simply means you have to agree to say the truth no matter what, it means giving information according to the facts. It is almost like saying “I promise to say the truth and nothing but the truth, so help me God ” when someone is not opening up or is not saying the truth, could be taken as dishonesty.

The truth is nobody wants to deal with friends they can’t trust, to give their sincere opinion about a particular subject. You always want to know your friend’s opinion instead of them just accepting whatever you say to them because you are friends.

If there is no sincerity and honesty between friends then that relationship is not worth it, One way or the other honesty is a way of showing respect to your friends and it proves that you are not fake.

Here comes my Question: “would you rather risk losing a friend by being honest or would you rather keep that friend by not speaking your mind?” My sincere opinion is that honesty is always the best teacher and the best policy when we are dealing with our friends or anybody else. I will like to have your opinion about this topic