Question Posted Wednesday February 14 2007, 8:57 pm
Okay. It would be something like..
"I want you to hang out with me on my 16th birthday We can go blahblah place." But then when it's soon to happen, they tell me they can't hang out because they have to hang out with their parents..and ditching them would make them angry.
You know.. a really good reason..
Would that be lying or what? I CAN HANG OUT WITH YOU. except..NOT!
It's almost like the person is making the plans themselves.. and they don't mention it to their parents.. so things might not work out..
I'm not sure. Too many friends keep letting me down.
Additional info, added Thursday February 15 2007, 3:02 am: I don't know.
These things always happen.
We would talk about it ahead of time. About a week before so I thought they could be with me when that time comes around... Want to answer more questions in the Relationships category? Maybe give some free advice about: Friendship? loca1xcel3b answered Wednesday February 14 2007, 11:17 pm: Your question completely lost me a few times. But I think I understand the main point. If your friend says they want you to hang out with them, that means they want to. And it also means that they aren't making anything permenant, more like just throwing the idea out there. Then they find out their parents want to be with them, and tell you they can't hang out. If that's what it is, then no they arent lying to you. I know it sucks, but it could just mean that they really do want to be with you, but their parents want them to be with them. You know what I mean? I hope I helped. [ loca1xcel3b's advice column | Ask loca1xcel3b A Question ]
Sabine answered Wednesday February 14 2007, 10:49 pm: Lying is all about intent. If that person intended to deceive you, then she is lying. If she honestly thought she could hang out with you, but then later her parents said they already had plans with her (which has happened to me a before), then she's not lying. If she honestly thinks that it's a possibility that you could go out and then leads you to believe it's a definite, but without intent to deceive you, I think that's exaggerating and it's being flaky, but it's not exactly lying. It's when she intentionally tells you something she knows to be untrue that it's a lie.
xomegaroni answered Wednesday February 14 2007, 10:16 pm: it all depends on the person. sometimes people actually do get plans at the last minute without it being their fault. try talking to them about it. i wouldn't necessarily say its lying, but either not being honest about it or ditching you, which can be as bad as lying. i see what you're saying. you don't really have real proof of them doing that though, so try just asking them about it.
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