Telling the Hard Truth
Watching televisionâs âsitcomâsâ, I canât help but notice that most of the plots revolve around the same theme â someone being afraid to tell someone else the truth. We saw it in the years that Ross loved Rachel, that Niles loved Daphne, or that George hated Susan. We saw it in virtually every episode of Threeâs Company. nnWhy do we keep the truth from people? Usually itâs for one of the following reasons (or a combination): we donât want to hurt someoneâs