From Kendall K. Down@kendallkdown@googlemail.com to uk.religion.christian on Sun Aug 24 19:42:09 2025
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The same issue of New Scientist referred to earlier (22/29 December
2001) has an interesting article on self-deception on pp.70,71
"They (some researchers) interviewed hundreds of married and dating
couples, asking about the partner's traits. Was he considerate? Was she critical? They also interviewed the partner directly - and a close
friend - to find out what they were truly like. Not everybody lied to themselves about how wonderful their parner was, but those who did were
much more likely to have an enduring relationship, the reaserchers
found. 'You learn to live with who your partner is by telling yourself
little white lies,' says Holmes. 'It's an old-fashioned Victorian virtue'."
I thought it a most interesting comment.
God bless,
Kendall K. Down
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