[ Image: A chart laying out differences between “brutal honesty” and “loving honesty”.
BRUTAL HONESTY // LOVING HONESTY
- Makes only the truth-teller feel good // Is difficult for both speaker and recipient
- Assumes stupidity of the recipient // Understands that the recipient is intelligent and can make the best decisions about his/her life
- Isn’t necessarily vital for the recipient to know // Is vital that the recipient know
- Is usually expressed spontaneously // Is usually expressed after a great deal of thought
- Is said out of irritation with the other person // Is offered out of concern for the other’s well-being ]
![BRUTAL HONESTY Makes only the truth-teller feel good Assumes stupidity of the recipient Isn't necessarily vital for the recipient to know Is usually expressed spontaneously Is said out of irritation with the other person LOVING HONESTY Is difficult for both speaker and recipien Understands that the recipient is intelligent and can make the best decisions about his/her lif Is vital that the recipient know Is usually expressed after a great deal of thou Is offered out of concern for the other's well-being tanacetum-vulgare: darkarfs: I feel like there are a million people who need to understand this wow this breakdown is actually super helpful to think about Image: A chart laying out differences between "brutal honesty" and "loving honesty". BRUTAL HONESTY// LOVING HONESTY - Makes only the truth-teller feel good// Is difficult for both speaker and recipient Assumes stupidity of the recipient // Understands that the recipient is intelligent and can make the best decisions about his/her life - Isn't necessarily vital for the recipient to know//Is vital that the recipient know - Is usually expressed spontaneously // Is usually expressed after a great deal of thought - Is said out of irritation with the other person//Is offered out of concern for the other's well-being] (via spritzeal) Posted 4 days ago #this is a very good breakdown #the first point especially # reference 37,600 notes](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/044/993/f02.png "Differences between “brutal honesty” and “loving honesty”")
