Is it ever ok to lie?

Say I’m having a conversation with my husband and asked him a question and he felt like the answer would upset me so he lied to protect my feelings. Would yall think that’s ok if it wasn’t something he felt he was doing wrong? For example he’s talking to a female friend on Snapchat that we had a fight over and he wasn’t supposed to talk to anymore. Then I ask about it and he says no he’s not talking to her (because he doesn’t see anything wrong with 2 friends talking).