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How do you respond when somebody you have never met in person and only exchanged a sentence or two with online suddenly tells you they are "honest?"

Deb57 8 July 1
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That’s almost as bad as someone asking you, in the fifth line of a beginning conversation, “do you like to get nasty?” Bubye

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Believe me... just like Trump. Why say that? Sounds shady.

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I'd say, "Mmm-hmm", And not much else.

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"I'd never ask you to trust me. It's the cry of a guilty soul."

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I'd ask them why they have a need to declare their honesty ?

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What does your inner self say one or two sentences or conversations doesn't IMO call for a, oh I'm honest.

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Not enough information to give an opinion.

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I’d think they were not honest but projecting. Ugh, I’ve not had great luck online, lol.

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do not believe what that person says

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It is very interesting how many YouTube videos are titled "The Truth About ... ", most of which contain inaccurate and/or highly biased information. "Alternate facts".

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Well, you've no way of knowing how honest the person may or not be considering your limited contact with them. If they don't get that, walk away now.

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Reply 'thank you for throwing the red flag so obviously'.

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“Congratulations, now tell me the truth”

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i tend not to trust them. why did they even think to say it unless they thought you doubted them, or might doubt them? because they're about to try to con you in some way!

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Maybe they admitting they were "on EST."

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"Watchers"

Read the posts pinned at the top of the group about Online Scams. That will give you a general idea of what you're up against online.

For some reason that term 'Honest' is used a lot by Romance Scammers.

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Frequently used by scammer

bobwjr Level 10 July 1, 2019
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I typically will trust someone until you show me I can't. Then hit the road. That is not to say I'm giving my car keys to a stranger.

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It could be a verbal tic. Like "I'm a very good driver" from the old Rain Man film. Seriously, someone making this claim has probably been called on something he or she already told you before, and this looks like a (clumsy) pre-emptive strike of some kind.

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Honest people don't need to tell you they are honest

GwenC Level 7 July 1, 2019
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when people say they are really honest or tell story and say they arent lying, I think it is strange. I just don't find most people say that. I assume people are honest unless I find out otherwise

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If the statement came out of the blue, I would probably probe him as to the reason why he said that. I would also verify EVERYTHING he says to the best of my ability.

My last boyfriend insisted he was the most honest person on Earth, and that he didn't tolerate anyone telling lies. Interestingly, he never believed anything I told him, but believed his lying girlfriend (I'm almost always in poly relationships). He would also lie constantly to his mother, but tell me that he only lies to her and no one else (he didn't want to risk losing his inheritance from her).

It took me forever to get out of his grasp. I will never put myself in that position again.

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That's odd.

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Everybody lies. Big lies, little lies, we ALL do it. Sometimes without even realizing it.

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Don't you believe it!!!!

Bye, Felicia.
Trust NO ONE.

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