aren't we all pretending all the time. even with our parents, our friends..and when we don't..lose our temper..we feel guilty
we keep a part of the truth to ourselves all the time..no one knows the whole truth about you.It is not a common truth that you do not share..it can be different truths...you might not tell your mother that you are out late...or your friends that you do not like the way they laugh...it's wierd...you start believing in what you tell others..not always at times...
As they say there's always a version of truth
A question that arises at the end of it all..is that is all pretense bad !!..i don't think so...if it was we would not be pretending 24x7...