Lies we tell each other: white lies, red lies, black lies... but mostly just the first category. These are the most common lies we tell on a daily basis. Why lie, you ask? We do it to save face, to smooth out social situations, to make people feel better, to make our lives more comfortable. This list is full of (mostly) harmless lies that we have become so accustomed to saying that we may not even notice them.
What do people lie about? Some of these lies are pretty common: "How are you?" "Fine, you?" works as shorthand to keep our society on track. (Can you imagine explaining your latest relationship woes to the store clerk and then your barista and then all your co-workers and then your mother? It'd be exhausting.) Some of the lies on this list are a little more serious. Like claiming that you love a book you haven't read or a movie you haven't seen. That's just weird. Maybe you should stop doing that. But the reason those things are on this list of common white lies is because people do tell them all the time.
So here is your chance to be honest. What do you lie about? Which of these little white lies have you heard coming out of your mouth? If you think of more common lies we tell that aren't on this list, by all means, add them.
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I Love It!
// if I keep saying that maybe you won't notice I'm lying.
"I've Been Swamped Lately."
// I haven't made time for you.
Oh Yeah! That Makes Sense!
// I feel stupid. Please continue and stop trying to explain.
It Wasn't Me.
[slowly. back. away.]
Let's Keep in Touch.
// this is something that people say. So I'm saying it.
I Totally Forgot to Do That Thing You Asked Me to Do.
// I did not expect to get called out about this.
There Was Really Bad Traffic.
// I didn't leave my house on time and am going to use traffic to cover my tracks.
I'm 5 Minutes Away
// I haven't left yet.
My Phone Died.
// I'm screening your calls.
I'm Fine.
// I could be any number of these things: angry, disappointed, sad, tired...or maybe I'm fine. But you'll never know.