Would you cover for a friend you think is wrong?
A close friend comes to you with a favour: cover for them, no questions. The thing they are doing is not a disaster, but you quietly think it is a mistake. Saying yes would show them you have their back. Saying no, or saying what you really think, would show them you take them seriously. Neither is the cold option. Both are what a good friend might do on a good day, and only one of them will feel comfortable on the way home.
A close friend asks you to cover for them on something you quietly think is a mistake.
Why people pick each side
Cover for them
Covering for them leans Loyalty: you believe friendship means showing up first and discussing it afterwards, and that trust is built by not making people earn your help.
Tell them the truth
Telling them the truth leans Candor: you think a friend who only ever agrees with you is not much use, and that real support sometimes sounds like a disagreement.
You know what you believe. But what would you do?
13 everyday dilemmas. No right answers. Your choices point to one of 13 archetypes, and then you find out how alike you and your friends really are.
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