Dilemma 7 The liar

OK, after I read this Dilemma, I think Bernard do the right thing. Because Bernard and Zjamel have a extent love affair, and for both of them believe each other. However Zjamel doubt Bernard has an affair with Ethel, but I think even though Zjamel doubt them in fact she do not want to trust it, because girls always like this. Therefore if Zjamel ask Bernard about this thing, he will not tell her the truth. For Bernard this is like opportunity cost, because if he tell Zjamel about this truth, it will be hurt her, and then they will break up maybe, and cause of Bernard and Ethel just affair which is means they will not keep a long time, so when they stop this affair, Bernard lose Ethel as well. So the resulting for tell truth to Zjiamel is lose two of them. In contract, if Bernard lying the will change the situation. Like the article mentioned about the Nietzsche's dictum that 'lying is a necessity of life' , so if Bernard tell Zjamel he do not have an affair with Ethel, it makes Zjamel feel better, and then their heart will become more close maybe. This is like trade off, Bermard tell the lie to Zjamel but he keeps Zjamel to stay with him, but he lost Ethel, at the end of the article, they mentioned about that Bernard and Ethel have got board of affair, so it means they stop their affair. Bernard and Zjamel still together. So i think Bernard did a right thing.