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crudus

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Haha, no escapists this isn't another person asking for relationship advice about girls(I can actually decode them). No, this is about any mixed messages you got whether it be from a commercial, magazine, etc. It can be a woman with breast implants that people don't need cosmetic surgery, simple hypocrisy, or whatever. Please share.

The one currently sticking out in my head is my parents have always told me not to lie since I was 8 or something. Then they turn around and say I should lie/b.s. in English papers(if I can't get them long enough), job applications, job interviews(not so much lying with those last two but just not telling the truth), etc. They then yell at me when they catch me in a lie. I'm 20 now and this still confuses me.

Bonus question: do you trust someone who gives you mixed messages?

Note: I am only a compulsive liar around/to them. I am perfectly honest to everyone else (yes, even you guys).
 

Dango

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When someone says that they're a really kind person, but then they claim that they'll break your arm if you steal their pizza.
 

Kpt._Rob

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Mixed messages are a fundamental part of being human. The truth is that we don't know anywhere near as much about ourselves as we think we do. When we try to describe to others the rules by which we operate, even though we do not intend to, we will almost always end up lying. Humans are too complex to be summarized with blanket rules. In a world of greys the black and white statements we make about anything will rarely ever be true.

Can you really say that you've never sent someone a mixed message before?
 

skitzo van

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My old church encouraged comdom usage for pre-marital sex. The church. That read the bible.
 

crudus

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Emperor Platypus said:
crudus said:
Note: I am only a compulsive liar around/to them. I am perfectly honest to everyone else (yes, even you guys).
Isn't that right there sort of a mixed message?
Yay, someone caught the irony. I really can't explain it.

Kpt._Rob said:
Can you really say that you've never sent someone a mixed message before?
No, but I was aiming for humorous with this thread >.>