Certainly, trust is an important element in friendships. I meant to say only that the compulsory answer and allowed information-hiding response that is the Glomer response, does not apply to friendships. For close friendships, you have a lot more options. Often, just don’t answer—talk about something else. Or just be truthful, and spend the effort to add the context which makes the answer OK. Or directly lie (if you can do it well enough).
“I am filling my technical responsibility by telling you that I will neither confirm nor deny this” just has no place in non-formal relationships like friends. This doesn’t change if you randomize or otherwise try to make it common.
Certainly, trust is an important element in friendships. I meant to say only that the compulsory answer and allowed information-hiding response that is the Glomer response, does not apply to friendships. For close friendships, you have a lot more options. Often, just don’t answer—talk about something else. Or just be truthful, and spend the effort to add the context which makes the answer OK. Or directly lie (if you can do it well enough).
“I am filling my technical responsibility by telling you that I will neither confirm nor deny this” just has no place in non-formal relationships like friends. This doesn’t change if you randomize or otherwise try to make it common.