I KNEW IT...Men DO Lie More Than Women!!

Posted by Vanessa Ryan on

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O-kay, O-Kay...we're ALL guilty of stretching the truth, whether we are a man or a woman, but according to a new study, men are more likely to lie than women.  Though while men are more likely to lie overall, women are more likely to lie in specific situations.

Women tell an average of 728 lies per year, or approximately two lies a day. Men, on the other hand, tell an average of 1,092 lies a year, or three per day.

Commissioned by the Science Museum of central London and carried out by OnePoll, the study included 3,000 adults and also listed the top lies men and women tell the most.

Eighty-two percent of females in the survey said that lying made them feel guilty, while only 70 percent of men felt the same way. Seventy-five percent of those polled said it was okay to lie in order to spare someone's feelings.

While men lie more often, women are more prone to lie in specific situations, according to a separate study carried about by BMW Financial Services. For example, when it comes to shopping, 39 percent of women feel the need to lie about their purchases compared to only 26 percent of men. Women are also more likely to lie about being busy in order to avoid a phone call. Half of women surveyed admitted to lying in this situation compared to just over a third of men.

Top 5 lies men tell:

  1. I didn't have that much to drink.
  2. Nothing's wrong, I'm fine.
  3. I had no signal.
  4. It wasn't that expensive.
  5. I'm on my way.

Top 5 lies women tell:

  1. Nothing's wrong, I'm fine.
  2. I don't know where it is, I haven't touched it.
  3. It wasn't that expensive.
  4. I didn't have that much to drink.
  5. I've got a headache.

Holy Macaroni that is A LOT of lies! 

  ~Vanessa

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