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When couples discover fundamental differences in their ethics around honesty

My partner and I discovered we have completely different approaches to lying - they think white lies to spare feelings are compassionate, I think any dishonesty corrodes trust - and it's coming up everywhere now, from how we talk to my mother about her cooking to whether we tell friends we're busy when we just want alone time.

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Two people are realizing their moral frameworks create daily friction in how they navigate truth-telling together.

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“Where Are You with Moral psychology — how we make ethical decisions?”

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