Great article, I absolutely agree with you. Upvoted and followed.

The sad thing about lies is that so often people we trust are not even aware of that they are spreading them and do it with their best intentions. Your parents tell you about sweet baby Jesus and they believe everything they say, because they were told from their parents or their lovely priest whom they trusted...
So in a weird way an initial lie becomes somehow some strange kind of truth with some perceived value in it.

If my wife decides to wear something funny, my usual response is:
Baby, I love you very much and your happiness is more important to me than your looks. So, if you enjoy looking like a clown, that is alright, I love you anyway. You have to like the way you look, my opinion is secondary.

That usually gets me only one or two nights on the couch...:)