Posted: 9 Dec 2004, 1:05pmSubject: 96 percent of women lie
WRIGGLING out of an embarrassing situation comes naturally to the vast majority of British women, according to a new poll.
They lie.
In all, 96 percent of women resort to little white lies such as the top fib, "of course you don't look fat," followed by "these shoes were only 10 (pounds, $25.55)" and "the bus/train was late."
In the list of falsehoods published in the women's magazine That's Life, "I've got a headache" ranked fourth, then came "I've only had one drink," "that dress looks good on you" and "the cheque's in the post."
Fibs about age, sex and love rounded out the top ten, with "you look ten years younger," "you're wonderful in bed," and at the end "I love you."
Partners are most likely to be lied to (70 percent), while two-thirds of parents and friends occasionally ought to think twice whether their daughter or mate is telling the truth. Well over half of women lie to their colleagues or bosses.
Whether men are any more truthful than women will have to wait for another poll, along with a top ten list for the male sex.
The magazine polled 5000 women around 38 years old in Britain, Scotland and Wales.
http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,11636868%255E13762,00. html
They lie.
In all, 96 percent of women resort to little white lies such as the top fib, "of course you don't look fat," followed by "these shoes were only 10 (pounds, $25.55)" and "the bus/train was late."
In the list of falsehoods published in the women's magazine That's Life, "I've got a headache" ranked fourth, then came "I've only had one drink," "that dress looks good on you" and "the cheque's in the post."
Fibs about age, sex and love rounded out the top ten, with "you look ten years younger," "you're wonderful in bed," and at the end "I love you."
Partners are most likely to be lied to (70 percent), while two-thirds of parents and friends occasionally ought to think twice whether their daughter or mate is telling the truth. Well over half of women lie to their colleagues or bosses.
Whether men are any more truthful than women will have to wait for another poll, along with a top ten list for the male sex.
The magazine polled 5000 women around 38 years old in Britain, Scotland and Wales.
http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,11636868%255E13762,00. html
