Friday, 3 September 2010

When people really like a person, why do they deny or make excuses for their shortcomings?

Question by jane l: When people really like a person, why do they deny or make excuses for their shortcomings?

Even if their shortcomings are drug addiction and child abandonment and severe emotional abuse or someone who has killed his girlfriend?

Best answer:

Answer by teabryant
First impressions are often lasting. People do not make room for new information in their psyche about a person after they have formed a general impression about the person.

Answer by Nelson K
I do not understand your question

Answer by samall
Ever heard the expression “love is blind”? It completely baffles me, too, but I see it happen all the time so it must be true. They either can’t or won’t allow themselves to see the person as he or she really is so they just lie to themselves and/or rationalize it to themselves or others. It’s very sad.

Answer by perseus
Well it’s really called love and devotion.Some of the vilest criminals, who ever walked the earth,have been defended by thier parents or siblings Even in the face of irrefutable evidence families will try(especially mums)to justify thier offsprings behaviour.Sad but it’s true

Answer by bikerchickjill
There’s usually an opposite trait that is equally or more appealing, such as the person has done something extraordinarily nice (like stuck by you through your cancer treatments) or is filthy rich.

Answer by Freddy F
Because one’s shortcomings are not endearing.

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