Friends. Where would you be without them?

You can rely on your besties to be there for you when you’re down, join in the good times when all is well, and tell you blind lies when it’s absolutely necessary.

Yes. You read that right. To say a good friend will only ever tell you the truth is complete bull, if you really think about it. So, in a tribute to those fibbing friends, we suggest the seven times in life when you’re definitely happier that your mates lied to you.

______________________ 

Nobody saw it, nobody noticed

That time you walked back to the restaurant table with your dress stuck in your knickers? When you fell over in the club while attempting a Beyoncé-style booty shake? Nobody saw it, nobody noticed.

 

Of course I don’t mind if he comes along 

When you’re in the early flushes of romance and your mad to show your man off at every opportunity, a true friend will lie and tell you she doesn’t mind, knowing that you’re likely to get over the infatuation phase and return to appreciating girl time again soon. You owe her one for this.

 

 

He was never good enough for you 

No matter what the break-up circumstances, he was never good enough for you is a mantra to be repeated ad infinitum. It doesn’t matter if he was the nicest guy on the planet, he was never good enough for you.

 

You were perfect for that job

Never mind that you had zero experience and fluffed every question. Your best mate will insist that the only reason that other b*tch got in there ahead of you is because she’s related to someone in the company. 

 

I’m not mad about the colour, I prefer the other one 

Yes, shopping is one time you really do want your mates to be honest with you, but only to a certain degree. No one wants to hear that it’s so see-through your Penneys bra and knickers are putting on a show, or that the point of skinny jeans is not holding your breath to get into them. This line is the tactful way of saying “No go, try again.”

 

I don’t mind if you borrow it first

One of the nicest acts in friendship – lending a brand new dress, bag, pair of shoes to you before the tags have even been removed, because you have a date, a job interview, or you’re simply having a pretty shite day and it might cheer you up a bit.

 

You weren’t THAT drunk

You were.