I'll reiterate, I wasn't telling them they 'cant'.
I disagree, this is not the same as cutting hair.
Everyone entitled to do as they please but what I'd ask is this:
At a husbands/ boyfriends works Christmas party, or
upon being introduced to the family, would these men happily
reveal what their wives/ girlfriends do for a living?
I'm guessing not.
If it was all so ok then it wouldn't be taboo.
And once again I'm not judging as I do it myself but
lying leads down a slippery slope and causes
people heartache or worse.