Do you think telling your friends the truth is a bad idea? (i.e. that dress doesn't go with your shoes or your bf acts like a douche")

no i dont, especially if withholding the truth is making them look like a fool. There are always sticky situations where telling the truth is questionable, but in the examples given, i would say telling the truth would be best, just use tact =]

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