Posted by sdklfja;skldj on September 04, 2002 at 09:02:34:
In Reply to: RESONS WHY PEOPLE LIE posted by Jennifer on September 20, 2001 at 22:58:34:
: THESE ARE THE REASONS WHY PEOPLE LIE - PLEASE ADD TO THIS LIST IF YOU CAN!!!!
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: To get out of trouble 
: To cover up the truth 
: So they won't hurt people's feelings 
: Just to see if they can get away with it 
: Save your butt 
: No apparent reason 
: Because others lied to them 
: Just because you can 
: It's a habit 
: It's a disorder 
: They feel they can handle the situation themselves of they postpone it for a little while 
: To buy themselves time 
: To get what they want 
: To place the blame on someone or something else for their screw-ups 
: To size a person up 
: To see what kind of reaction they recieve from certain comments or answers 
: To decieve someone into doing something they don't want to or shouldn't
they feel like lying