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Mignon McLaughlin

It is important to our friends to believe that we are unreservedly frank with them, and important to friendship that we are not.

Mignon McLaughlin

Friendship

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Friends want to think we always tell them the complete truth without holding anything back. However, for the sake of maintaining the friendship, it’s better that we sometimes withhold certain thoughts or feelings.

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