Honesty is the only way with anyone, when you'll be so close as to be living inside each other's skins.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Close relationships require honesty to survive intimacy.
- In plain terms
- Be honest when you live closely with someone.
- What can you take from it?
- Use honesty to maintain close bonds.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How honest are you really?
- What happens without trust?
Another view
Blunt honesty can sometimes hurt without care.
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