Basically we were discussing what it takes to have a successful relationship [:D] [Dont worry.. I was not in a preachy mood ].
Our basic debate was - is it honesty that keeps a relation together or is it dishonesty ?
Honesty , as almost everyone knows , is very important. But dishonesty can have its advantages, spclly when the girl is not smart enough to find out / understand the real thing.
Finally, we agreed (tht is the impression I have) that it is a parabolic relation as explained in the diagram below.
L is the length of your relationship. E(L) is the expectation of L. The graph reaches infinity asymptotically on either side, ie , when honesty = 0 and when honesty = infinity. From the graph you can easily understand that there are 2 unique values of honesty which can achieve a particular E(L).
The red regions are the successful regions for a target E(L) and yellow region is the danger region, where you would need the help of some premium scotch (hence yellow). Such cases generally occur when one choses the middle path (that is when honesty becomes directly proportional to the number of times u get caught).
