I don’t think it is ever ok to lie. I understand that sometimes people may feel the need to lie to protect someone’s feelings, but personally I still wouldn’t lie. Instead I usually opt for not saying anything or I try to make the truth a little easier to handle. If I asked someone’s opinion I wouldn’t want them to lie to me, I would expect that they give me a truthful answer. Yes, sometimes the truth hurts. I know from personal experience that finding out someone lied to me to protect my feelings hurts just as bad as knowing the truth of what they were really thinking or doing. I wouldn’t want to put someone in that situation.
Adairmoon 