10/20 Do you think white lies are needed in life? Why or why not?

Though we say honesty is the best policy, I don't believe this is always the case.
ex> You should realize that this is not always the case.

As long as they're white lies, without malicious intent, I think using them occasionally is okay.
* malicious: very unkind and cruel, and deliberately behaving in a way that is likely to upset or hurt someone.
   malicious gossip/rumour

This can prevent people from being hurt or offended.
ex> I know you meant to prevent him from being offended.

There is a very fine line between white lies and straight-up deceit.
* deceit: behaviour that is intended to make someone believe something that is not true.

   deliberate/calculated/outright deceit

Even the littlest of lies an start to add up.
* add up: 쌓이다.
ex> Small savings can add up to become a large amount later on.

@ Our relationship has been going south.   사이가 점점 악화되고 있어.
<American English informal> if a situation, organization, or set of standards goes south, it becomes very bad although it was once very good:
ex> It seems like all our moral standards have just gone south.