good question. depends on the person. friends can say things you want to heat to be "nice". if you want the honest truth, just tell them you want the truth! haha

hmm..there could be many reasons as to why people do that. 1) TPerhaps, they just don't want to hurt other person's feelings by telling them the truth, afterall, truth is bitter. That's why they tell them the things they want to hear. 2) Perhaps, they are cowards..they are too scared to tell the truth and what's on their mind. There may be different reasons for different people.