"That's an interesting question. This happens often in my line of work. As a Work Coach, there have been several instances where I have felt like the person across from me isn't being completely honest with me. In these situations, I think it is important to ignore your instincts and instead rely on what you don't know. By that, I mean we can only tap into our range of experience, and when we fill in the blanks of the missing information, we create a variety of narratives that fit neatly into our range of experience. Everyone comes from different backgrounds and experiences, so it is impossible to fill in those gaps. That's what I mean by relying on what you don't know. You have to have the emotional intelligence of knowing you cannot possibly know, and the information they may be withholding could very well be benign. You have to make an uninformed decision based on that."