how often do you lie?

United States
March 26, 2008 12:23pm CST
i mean in general.. how often you lie to yourself,co-workers, family, bf/gf. its just like some people want to lie just to escape to ceratin period of time when he feels like losing things.
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
26 Mar 08
Not often or hardly at all. If anything I'm too blatantly honest. My mother was the opposite and a chronic lier and it caught up with her...as a lie is always found out, and I told her that but she kept lying...after awhile it was like she couldn't differenciate between her lies and truth, and she never kept track of her lies and would say something that contradicted the lies
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
26 Mar 08
I have some relatives like that, and I agree, it makes you want to be exactly the opposite of them.
@wisconsin26 (3859)
• United States
26 Mar 08
I don't lie... However I know I am lied to every day... It's not a good feeling to be lied to, So why do it to someone else right? People though do it for attention, even though they know it's wrong.. They do it out of habit and know they can't tell the truth.. It really does make them look really bad to be honest and never be able to trust...
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2 Apr 08
there is a verse in telugu language which gives a meaning that you can lie in cases of;;woman, marriages,when damage to life,money and\ individuality
• China
2 Apr 08
Maybe everyday we lie,in some little things,maybe some lies are of no harm,maybe some people lie just because they get used to it.Sometimes lies is well-meaning,just in order to avoid the harm to others~
@rpegan (596)
• United States
26 Mar 08
Everyday brings different circumstances (either that, or your life is much too routine). I don't think anyone consistenlty tells x number of white lies every single day. Everyone lies, though, and if they say they don't lie...they're lying. There are those everyday little lies that get everyone out of obligations. I think I use one of those almost everyday. Aside from that, I don't think it could be measured. Everyday is different.
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@aenasao (129)
• China
30 Mar 08
well,i normally do not lie,if i must say,it's about 1 or 2 per month.
@plumwish07 (4057)
• Indonesia
27 Mar 08
its difficult to know how many times we doing lie all over. cause some of factor which related with lying is office work. just suppose you have position in public relation or public affairs in your company, so either you like or not, you should do any lie in order to keep image and good name of your company. you are hired to do such like thing. am i right? so it would be difficult if lying related with your working office, but in personality, i also don't refuse any fact that some people like to do any lying in any simple things. i can't say anything about this kind thing. but in myself, i don't like any lying so i try my best to avoid those kind thing
@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
26 Mar 08
I do not lie. I have a good grasp on reality, and do not really need to escape anything. I do sometimes avoid things.I would make a terrible liar.
@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
27 Mar 08
I almost never lie. I hate lieing. I have taught my daughter this too. I know people who lie a lot, including my step son & his mother. They tell so many lies that it gets all mixed up & they get caught in a web of deception. One lie leads to another. I tell my step son that people wont even believe him when he is telling the truth, like the "Boy who Cried Wolf" story.
@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
29 Mar 08
I do tell little white lies when I feel the need to but I try not to lie very often. I cannot stand people who do nothing but tell lies. I even hate the ones who make it a point to constantly lie just to make themselves look good or to get over on other people.
@byfaithonly (10698)
• United States
27 Mar 08
I really couldn't say 'how often' I lie - for the most part I try not to lie at all but there are times when rather than to hurt someone's feelings I will tell a small lie - even that I do my best to avoid though.
@mummymo (23706)
27 Mar 08
Lying is not something I am comfortable with or good at but it would be wrong to say I never do it - I guess we all tell little white lies from time to time! I very rarely do it though! xxx
• Philippines
27 Mar 08
Hi denise. Not very often and hope never ever, even white lies. But then sometimes I can't escape saying white lies to avoid hurting people I love. As they say honesty is the best policy and besides the truth will always prevail. Happy mylotting :)
@chrislotz (8137)
• Canada
27 Mar 08
I might lie to cover up something I did, to my husband, but in general I don't lie too often. But my husband is an awful liar. He lies to me all the time about little things. Things that aren't important. I think he doesn't even realize himself that he is lying. He thinks it as, he is just making up a story so it isn't a lie. It has been a problem for us. He used to be a very bad gambler, we are going to councilling for it, and so he got so used to lying to me about where he was, that he now also lies about things that aren't important.
@Polly1 (12645)
• United States
26 Mar 08
In general I don't lie. I do know people who lie all the time, its a way o life for them. Its drives me nut, specially when there is no good reason to be lieing. I hate it, you never know when to believe them.
@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
26 Mar 08
I used to lie to my ex it became second nature to me, but I had to do it for my own sanity and it was self-protection, my ex was a control freak and manipulator and lying had to be done. I don't lie much now, probably more to myself than anyone else. Sometimes small white lies are necessary to keep the peace and not to cause upset.
@winterose (39887)
• Canada
26 Mar 08
I am not a liar even as a child I was always proud that I did not lie, and told the truth even if it meant getting myself into trouble.
@TerryZ (22076)
• United States
26 Mar 08
I dont! I dont like people who lie to me. There is no need for it. So when I find out someone has been lying to me I can never trust that person.
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
26 Mar 08
VEry seldom....only in dire emergencies.....like in two weeks I'll lie because of something I don't want to do....and to tell the person the reason is like talking to a wall! But I hardly ever..every lie.
@mrpippo (756)
• United States
26 Mar 08
I really dont lie except when i'm kind of kidding around ,the way i look at it ,i dont need to lie because i feel no one is better then me so why should i lie ,if you dont like me for who and what i am well then i have no need for you , so basicly thats why i dont lie..