Why Do People Lie?

Human beings are liars. They lie all the time directly or insipiently. A white lie is still a lie. Exaggeration is a lie because it stretches the truth to insurmountable proportions.

If you want to get along with people is not to expose the lies they say. Some people like to have total honesty in a friendship and that isn’t a bad thing. The problem is they don’t realize that due to the nature of human beings, lying comes so naturally that people get offended by it and it leads to trouble.

We must ‘give face’ to others and learn to live and let live.

Here are a few reasons why men and women lie.

When you go to a social gathering, you will notice people making new friends and talking to one another.

One thing you will notice about human behavior is that they will tend to exaggerate about what they are doing. You will hear about tales of grandeur and sometimes, you may feel sick about it. Sometimes, you will hear them brag about the craziest things! They may talk about their careers, their children’s accomplishments, their traveling adventures, or even what their dog did in the afternoon! You will see all kinds of fancy tales of exaggeration everywhere!

I’m not saying that they are condemned, outright liars, but it is actually quite natural for people, especially men to ‘lie’ a little about their accomplishments.

If you want to make friends, allow them to tell their little stories, but make sure you take it with a pinch of salt. After all, we don’t want to burst their bubble and make enemies now, do we?

You see, in life, we must learn to give and take. Even when it is outside of a party and inside the home or with your friends, this behavior will always be around. People just don’t want to look bad in front of other people (unless they have low self-esteem and even then, it is not about humility but merely showing others what a hero they are because of their sufferings!)

Let people be and you will be able to have many friends (after all, when you lend them a listening ear to their tales, you are – being a friend).

Know this… Men will generally lie – to make themselves look better. Women on the other hand will generally lie – to make the other party feel better.

Once you recognize this fact, you will be able to get along with others with a proper perspective.

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