Are the people who lie the most...most likely to cheat?
By juliemarie84
@juliemarie84 (642)
United States
May 2, 2007 4:51pm CST
This was just a question I had in my mind. Let's say someone lies about a lot of things but usually the lies are minor and there was no reason for them to even lie in the first place, they just did cause they hate confrontation. I don't even have examples about what a person could lie about, just lying in general. Stupid lies, where the truth really isn't even bad...they just lie so they don't have to explain themself.
Now is a person like that more likely to be someone who cheats on their bf/gf or spouse. Or do you think cheating is on a different ballfield as lying, and lying is just the follow up affect of cheating... but being a liar doesn't make you a cheater..
What are you opinions on this.
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3 responses
@prestocaro (1252)
• United States
4 May 07
I am torn. On one hand I feel the need to say that lying doesn't necessarily mean you cheat on your loved one. But at the same time, aren't they both a kind of betrayal of trust? If I discovered the BF was constantly lying, I don't know if I'd trust him, even his fidelity. Good question!
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@prestocaro (1252)
• United States
11 May 07
Exactly! It's like, once they have crossed that line (lying) then it is so much easier to keep going (cheating).
@lightningMD (5931)
• United States
2 May 07
I have a hard time trusting liars. I really hate being lied to even about small things. i think sometimes people get so used to lying they forget what the truth is. I think lying and cheating are related but I dont think every liar is also a cheat.
@juliemarie84 (642)
• United States
2 May 07
I totally agree. Liars get so caught up in their imaginary worlds they forget what's what I think. I absolutely can't tolerate being lied to, especially about little things that are just stupid. Sometimes I think lying is because people are either too scared of the outcome or too lazy to deal with the truth. That's just me. Big pet peeve of mine.
@PsychoDude (2013)
• Netherlands
2 May 07
Cheating is something which most people do at least once in their life multiple major studies have shown, so unless most people are liars as well there is no link between it. Personally I believe people who lie about minor things usually don't directly have to lie about big things at all, not just cheating.
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@juliemarie84 (642)
• United States
2 May 07
Yeah I just read an article today about how it seems like U.S couples cope with cheating a lot worse than other countries. Maybe that's why I thought of this question was from that article. I just was wonderin if one met someone who was a liar, if that was a radar for being a possible cheater. But as you say most people would sometime in their life as studies shown. I don't think I'd cheat...but who am I to say.
