Brutal Truth:
This is when someone tells it exactly like it is and damn the consequences. This takes in no consideration for the person may feel after the conversation, it is a raw recounting of your feelings with no holds barred. Personally, I find the “Brutal Truth” very mean spirited, but there are times that you just have to do it and let the fur fly.

Frankly My Dear:
When a frank conversation is called for and the “Brutal Truth” is just too harsh, the “Frankly My Dear” level of honesty is just right. This is a conversation where everything is laid bare in a polite manner and with some tact, but still fairly raw. Hard emotions accompany it, but it is rarely put in a way that will evoke hostile reactions.

Nicely Put:
The gentle truth would also be a way of describing this. There are times that we need to express to someone things that may not be easy to face, but we put the kindest face on it as possible. In these cases the truth speaker is genuinely concerned for the emotions and the reaction of the one receiving the truth. No one wants to hurt anyone, but things have to be said and this discourse leaves all happy it was said.

Candy Coat:
So, you have something to say and you want the other person to smile after it is all said and done, so you candy coat the truth in little lies. The problem, the candy coating has some rough edges when bitten into, and after a while the truth is left as a raw taste in the mouth and may come back to haunt you. Personally, go to the “Nicely Put” level if you are thinking of candy coating a truth, it will eventually go down better.

Half A Truth:
Caught between a rock and a hard place? Tell half the truth now and hope that the other half can be figured out later. Why do we do this? There is a of this going on, we tell only part of the story and the rest is just as important and left to hang. This could be called a half lie, is that what we want? What are we scared of? Emotions?

Silence:
So, let’s not bother to tell anyone what we are really feeling and hope that the other person can just figure it out. You bite your lip, bottle it up and never reveal what you are feeling, you just let it all fester. True, you are not lying, but is this not as bad? There is no light of honesty being shed, might as well be lying.