- I think everyone's a liar.
And you're lying if you say you're not a liar.
- I'm kind of worried that me being honest
is gonna make people think that I'm inadequate,
or I'm a mean person.
- Maybe I lie to protect myself, but also,
I lie to protect other people.
- Sometimes the truth hurts,
and sometimes the truth is very dark,
and something that a lot of people don't wanna hear.
- Being honest scares me, in terms of all my relationships,
because I guess I lie to everybody.
- I swear to tell the truth. - The whole truth.
- And nothing but the truth. - For the next 24 hours.
(dramatic music)
- So the lady at the Burger King drive through
gave me a compliment,
and she was like, "Oh I love your hair,
"oh I want your hair."
And I was like, you know what?
It's not mine, so you can have it too.
Just go to the store and buy it.
- I had a friend text me asking if I wanted to hang out,
and I told them I had an audition,
caught myself, and had to write back,
no, I actually lied,
I just feel like lying in my bed doing nothing today.
Felt very lame.
- Hey Steven.
- [Steven] Yeah?
- I never told you this, but before we met,
I liked your dog a lot more than you.
- What? - I'm sorry.
I'm just being honest.
- So I went to dinner,
and the waiter asked us how our meal was.
- And what did you tell her?
- It wasn't good.
- You can't say that to waiter, you can't do that.
- But it was cold, it wasn't very good.
- So I just got back from this date.
A few things.
He appreciated that I was honest about a lot of things.
I think that, you know, it allowed him to open up
and be a lot more honest about himself,
because I was being so blunt.
And I was like, "Hey, we vibe really well as friends.
"Maybe we should hang out next time as friends."
I didn't even know how to say that.
It was.
So, honesty kind of sucked today.
- Being honest for a day made me feel like an asshole.
- I was honest for a day, and in the end,
nothing really changed.
Like, the world didn't blow up,
I still have my friends, I still have my family.
I went on a date and I didn't like the person,
and now I never have to see them again, it's great.
- Being honest didn't ruin my life.
Nothing changed.
I still have my mom, and she didn't disown me.
My boyfriend still lives with me
and he hasn't disowned me yet,
and I still have my job so things are going smoothly.
- I think that was just a relief,
just to kinda let go of that side of myself
that wants to be a people pleaser
and wants to put my best face forward
instead of really saying what's on my mind.
- Maybe I should start being a little more honest
about the small stuff, and see what happens,
and push myself out of my comfort zone.
- I'm really glad that we did this experiment,
just because it's kind of put things in perspective for me.
It's a little bit more important for me
to feel comfortable, and for me to feel happy,
than to compromise all of that for the happiness of others.
(ambient soft rock music)