Context: My wife recently spent way more money on clothes than she told me. I wish she would have just told me how much it was. It made it worse to hide it.
Speaker 1: My wife bought some new clothes and in classic fashion she lied about how much she actually spent.
Speaker 2: Hahaha, yes we women don't want to get the men angry. But clothes are so expensive these days. We just want to look good for our men.
Speaker 1: I know I know. I just wish she could tell me up front. I get more irritated finding out she lied about it.
Speaker 2:  I guess you can just tell her like you told me just now. Maybe she won't be afraid to tell you next time....... well maybe, lol.
Speaker 1: Oh, I've tried...