Men’s and Women’s Top 10 Lies
A survey published by the BBC says men are more likely to tell lies than women and feel less guilty about it. And that the average man tells three lies a day–that’s 1,092 whoppers a year! Are we wildly surprised to hear this? Yet, women, on average, tell little white ones about twice a day.
If you want to know what the Top 10 Lies Men AND Women Tell, take a look after the jump. Turns out Venus and Mars aren’t so different after all. 
MEN’S TOP 10 LIES
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.
6. I’m stuck in traffic.
7. No, your bum doesn’t look big in that.
8. Sorry, I missed your call.
9. You’ve lost weight.
10. It’s just what I’ve always wanted.
WOMEN’S TOP 10 LIES
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 (you’d have thought this one would rank higher).
6. It was on sale.
7. I’m on my way.
8. Oh, I’ve had this for ages.
9. No, I didn’t throw it away.
10. It’s just what I’ve always wanted.
Liar’s Trivia:
Moms are the people mostly likely to be lied to, says the Science Museum who commissioned the survey.
Twenty-five per cent of men say they’ve lied to their mother, but only 20% of women admit to having lied to their mom.
In comparison, only 10% of people said they are likely to lie to their partner.
- Are you guilty of any of these lies? Let us know in the comments.
Lori N.
May 19, 2010 9:02 am
I have said “I don’t know where it is, I haven’t touched it” when I accidentally broke something. I have said “No, I didn’t throw it away” when I broke something and had to throw it away because I knew he would think that I did it purposely when it was an accident because his ex-girlfriend gave it to him and it was really ugly. (smile) “Nothing is wrong, I am fine” was used many times when I wanted to beat the crap out of my significant other when he was really being a jerk but I was trying to be the patient girlfriend. Now I wish that I had just slapped the crap out of him and told him that he was a jerk because that was the truth. (smile)
Deborah Howell
May 19, 2010 11:46 am
Chuckling. These lies are pretty universal, aren’t they? Who hasn’t used “It was on sale!” and “Nothing’s wrong…everything’s hunky dory” to smooth out a potentially hairy situation. And why do men collect such ugly stuff so that we have to lie when we “accidentally” throw it away? lol