Why do we tell lies?

I think sometimes we lie because we lack the confidence. We aren't certain whether it is good to disclose ourselves to other in full and thus we want to hide from others. But then others keep on asking so you have to give them something to make sure things continue to work and thus lies. In other times, we tell lies because we naively think that that's the best way to do to help out one another. We think that it is for the good of both only to find out later that every lies will brake. It is just a matter of time. I try not to tell lies as keeping the lies is difficult. Unlike facts which were for the past. Lies are for the future in the sense that once you tell a lie, you need to keep on telling the lie unless you are prepared to tell the truth. That is just so troublesome to remember what lies are told to whom and make sure it is uphold.

While it is true we all want to make ourselves look better than we think we are I think most peoples lies are through sin of omission. If there is something that is not very flattering we just don't talk about it. Or if we think that telling it like it is may hurt them or make them mad we hold back. The real problem begins when we lie for the sake of lying. If you do that and you are caught in it they loose respect for you. The other person then has to say to themselves "Well if I caught her in that lie how many others has she gotten away with". And if it happens allot we soon know that we cannot trust anything she says. It all comes down to a matter of trust and once that is lost it will never return. While you may be able to continue this relationship he will never really ever be able to trust that what you just said is the truth. You have taught him that you can't be trusted. If I were you I would work very hard on the reason you feel you have to lie. There is a reason for it and you must find it and get rid of it. NO ONE like's someone that they know lies. It is all about trust and soon we trust no more. You can continue to be friends and maybe one day when you are finally able to be truthful, no matter what, he may trust again. Don't count on it however.

we tell lies to cover up something or someone. there are lies that are meant to be while some are not, some lies do harm somebody or someone while some lie don't hurt anyone. for me there is nothing wrong telling lies, as long as it don't hurt anyone and the purpose is to keep a secret so that no body will worry then that's alright. but on some occasions, it's not reasonable and it's not acceptable. i have known someone, she kept a secret for so long, from her own family. there is no one else knowing her secret, then after they do know it, it was too late, her condition had already been critical. what she lied about is her health that she was battling Leukemia for the past 7 or 8 months. she said this to me that the reason why she don't want to tell this to her family is, they'll just be worried sick. but telling that lie cost her own life.