Dave, thanks for your honesty. Truth has a very low value in our culture despite protestations otherwise. I’ve always liked Anthony Quinn’s formulation as Zorba the Greek. When questioned by the Englishman if he’d ever been married, he replies, “Wife, kids, house, divorce… the full treatment.”
There’s also the priceless Marion line, or words to the effect, “The government/judge says it’s OK, so it must be.” In the words of Tom Wolfe, “Be decent people.”