I think we grow into dishonesty.
I think we are inherently naive and unaware of what honesty will cost us.
Then (at a very early age), we learn the price of honesty.
We see others around us practice dishonesty... even if it is in small, seemingly inconsequential ways, we see it over and over.
In many ways, I believe we are taught to be dishonest.
Then at some point in life, we make a choice, maybe not consciously, but we make the choice to be an honest or dishonest person.
I've learned to share only that which can't damage/hurt me, or the things I don't care if others know... sort of "take me as I am or don't" things.
As for how I feel when I hear "I love you", I take it for what it is worth and believe they mean it, but I have come to understand there is a difference in what I'm hearing and what they mean/are saying.
What I'm hearing is what I want to hear... what they are saying is what they mean and what they mean can be sooooooooooooo different than what I hear.
