honesty-best policy, really??

To what extent does one need to be honest in a relationship or with anybody in general? Agreed, honesty is essential and is among the sustaining elements of trust-worthy relation, but what is the limit to which one needs to be honest? Can one draw the line in this regard? If a certain truth/fact would hurt the other person and if it is not important in the long run, can one decide not to let it out. Could this be termed "cheating" or being dishonest?

Togetherness

As I was talking to my husband tonight, i was engulfed by a feeling of self-sympathy and sadness. I was missing him beyond words. After the chat, my mind drifted down the memory lane, through the past year we have known each other. More than once have I wished this duration to be longer. Indeed, 1 year is such a short time in our lives, out of which a few months we have blissfully spent together. Now, on the 2 extreme ends of the coast, all we get of each other is a couple of hours at the most of chatting over phone. Even that is cut short considerably, come my exams, submissions or his deadlines and conferences. Well, as I realise sadly, life is only going to get busier. In this light, our moments of togetherness are priceless. I only pray that they never stop growing and hope these times of separation are worth it in the end

First Impression

Heard of, but have never experienced the hackneyed "love at first sight". On the other hand, I have, not very infrequently, felt "hate at first sight". An example which comes to my mind in this regard is the movie personality Will Ferrell. I have no idea why, but I really do loathe his persona.
Even in real life, there have been instances where my dislike for a person right from the first was so strong that I would have gone through many a trouble to avoid him/her. In fact,this whole business of first impressions, to my mind, defies all logic. I mean, what can a first glance at a person do that could possibly make you like or dislike him/her, without ever having come into contact before? Beats me!! some chemical locha in the brain maybe ;)

Unselfish??

This thought struck me out of the blue. Is there anything like a truly unelfish act in this world? I happen to remember an episode of my favorite "F.R.I.E.N.D.S" in this regard. It is the episode where Joey and Phoebe wager on the same lines, Phoebe trying to prove that there is indeed something like a truly unselfish act and Joey discrediting all her attempts. I don't quite remember how this ends, but in my opinion, Phoebe was wrong.

To begin with, how does one define an unselfish act? Well, I would say, something which is not beneficial or good to oneself in any remotest sense. Am I right? And, as a human, you cannot remain indifferent when you perform an altrustic act. At the very least, you have a glowing sense of satisfaction and happiness. If it is a loved one you have helped, then there is the accompanying gratification of having been there. The bottom line of these arguments is that you end up feeling good about yourself through these "seemingly unselfish" acts.