Why do men lie?

Answer 1

The guilty lie because they have no choice; the innocent lie because they're afraid no one will believe them.

Answer 2

Why do Men Lie? As featured in Womens World Australia March 2000
This handy reference guide to men's most frequent lies should help you see right through them and enable you to enjoy a sincere, honest and mutually satisfying relationship. If that is possible!

When it comes to doing household chores, men will often employ a crafty twofold lie and say, "I said I'll do it, so I'll do it." This implies that not only are they going to "do" whatever it is they are obviously never going to do, but that their word is their bond - another lie. Men would rather be honest, but saying "Not now, I'm staring into space" wouldn't have the desired effect. I've tried both, and I swear by the first one. Just like


women, men usually lie about how many people they have slept with. But, unlike women, men rarely trot out the same number twice. A man will exaggerate or underestimate, depending on the number of men he thinks the woman he's lying to has slept with.

Men usually lie to women about being wild in their youth. However, his story about the harrowing night he spent in the police cells is just a sad exaggeration of the time he was caught stealing a pencil and sharpener from Coles and cried like a baby until his mum picked him up.

A lot of the lies that men tell are nothing more than harmless vanity, but some can be downright dangerous. Watch out for bluffs like, "I'm a strong swimmer" and "Of course I know how to sail a boat." Avoid any scenario where you might have to rely on these dubious talents.

Men usually lie about how hard they work. They have always been experts at stretching two hours out into an eight hour day. In the old days, men lied to their wives about their gruelling day, so they could lock themselves in the study and read Playboy instead of having to clean the barbecue grill. Now men not only have to lie to their wives, but to their female bosses as well.

When it's time for the end of a romantic relationship, male duplicity kicks into fifth gear. Even if he wants out, he'll do or say anything to make it seem like you're leaving him. Later, he'll call to say he can't live without you - usually when he discovers you've taken all the sheets.
A man who has cheated on you will lie about it well past the point of all rationality because, in hip mind, he has nothing to gain by telling the truth. Even when presented with incontrovertible evidence, a man will try to wriggle out of it - saying things like, "Oh dear, my evil twin must have escaped from prison again."


"I'm not drunk." This one's pretty obvious, especially as it usually sounds like "I'm nmmg dmgthph."

There is no reason to say you're not drunk - unless you are very drunk indeed.

When a man says he's thinking about giving up his career and opening a little bar on a beach in Fiji, he's not necessarily lying: he may really mean it, he may even do it. But he is lying when he says he'll take you with him.

When a man says sex with his ex-girlfriend was crap, he is lying. When he tells you sex with his ex was fantastic, he is lying again. Sex for men is one of life's constants: it's always pretty good.


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Answer 3

Because they are men.

But seriously, it's because they know we will fall for their lies and give them what they want - because we have needs and wants and sometimes we're just plain naiive about things. There's no good answer to this - but both men and women lie to get what they want.

Answer 4

That will always be one of the greatest mystery.
Even if it depends of the man in question... (99 percent?)
I think it's Because it's easier to lie than giving an explanation.

Answer 5

The same reason that women lie: because it's easier than telling the truth...particularly when telling the truth will have negative consequences.

Answer 6

you really cant say all men, because all men dont lie. I myself dont lie

Answer 7

Because all humans lie

Answer 8

for the same reason some women lie too

Answer 9

Because it's easier to lie rather than tell the truth and risk losing some1 close....

Answer 10

Probably for the same reason(s) that women lie.