When you're faced with a room full of people you haven't seen in a while - some acquaintences, some good friends, some in-between - and each person you encounter asks "How's _____?" And you're not with ____ anymore... what answer to you give? What answer, if any, do you owe them? How much of the truth? How many of the details? Or do you just say, "Oh, he's fine" and dodge the question altogether.
I suppose it depends on the intimacy level between you and the person who's asking. Because you know they're not really asking "How's _____ doing?" but "How's the relationship between you and ____ going?" And by giving in to the easy "He's fine" - aren't you then truly lying? Even if he is fine?
What's the easy one-liner way to say that you're not the same person you were a month ago...
How about something like, "Oh...a lot has changed in a month."
ReplyDeleteYou're truthful, implying change, AND also keeping it vague enough in case it's not someone you're close to...