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Guys, You Lie a Lot More Than Women

Men tell 6 fibs a day, study finds, and here are the most common...

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(Newser) – Men aren’t nearly as good at telling the truth as the fairer sex, according to a new poll from Fox, conducted to promote its Lie To Me DVDs. Men lie six times a day according to the study, twice as much as women. Just for kicks, here are the top lies both genders tell each other:

Men

  1. Nothing’s wrong, I’m fine.
  2. This will be my last drink.
  3. No, that doesn’t make you look fat.
  4. I had no signal.
  5. My battery died.
  6. Sorry, I missed your call.
          Women  
  1. Nothing’s wrong, I’m fine.
  2. Oh, this isn’t new, I’ve had it for ages.
  3. It wasn’t that expensive.
  4. It was on sale.
  5. I’m on my way.
  6. I don’t know where it is, I haven’t touched it.

Men lie twice as readily as women.
Men lie twice as readily as women.   (Shutterstock)
Men lie twice as readily as women.
Men lie twice as readily as women.   (Shutterstock)
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AnnieOkie58
Sep 14, 09 1:16 PM CDT
not only do the male gender tell stupid lies..they also make up stupid excuses...and us women know they are so full of B.S when they are doing it.....you guys are a dead give away....with your shifty eyes ! :)....LOL Reply
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myvoice
Sep 14, 09 4:46 PM CDT
So what do you want men to say when ask questions like....does this make me my ass look big... should i say the truth which is.... no its your ass that makes your ass look big. You see men lie to their woman because YOU CANT HANDLE THE TRUTH! :)
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bahari@bellsouth.net
Sep 14, 09 1:24 PM CDT
I looked this up in the Daily Mail and read some of the comments and this guy said that one of the lies left out by women was "It's your baby". Cute, but another lie men tell is "honey you are the only one, I have no one else". A biggie. Reply
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Berzelius
Sep 14, 09 2:02 PM CDT
i've heard that from more than one woman. Not that i haven't said it myself.
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RobN
Sep 14, 09 1:26 PM CDT
I would have thought that people in general lie a lot more than six times a day. Once you figure in all the white lies and social lies, that doesn't seem like very many. Reply
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