They say these fibs are designed to make us appear more interesting and as might be expected regional differences reflect cultural aspirations. Americans of both sexes are more likely to lie about their appearance while the UK tends to sex up jobs, add interesting hobbies or allude to having celebrities in their circle of acquaintances.
Cork Monkey cannot believe they spent money on this!
People lie face to face too …. “Yeah babe sorry it’s the golf but the Porsche is being repaired clutch went in the middle of my last race – next time maybe”. A few years ago I heard a fairly chunky drunk in his 40s saying to his (very, very sober) date something along the lines of “yeah babe I’m in the SAS you go there and ask for Robbo’ there’ll tell yah”! I have no idea whether he achieved his objectives for the evening by from the expression on her face I suspect not.
The truth is that continually aging primate with cork fascination and fear of elephants hoping to get some leg over this year would like to to meet busty slim generous millionairess who likes hairy guys with long arms sounds less attractive than
Unconventionally attractive rainforest loving naturist with sophisticated tastes seeks generous hearted and adventurous lady for relationship
It’s all to do with packaging and in a world that appears to devalue normality, puts celebrity on a pedestal and requires only that we really want something and hungry enough to do anything to achieve it then the glossier packaging the better.
The top ten lies told by men are:
1. Job (better than it is)
2. Height (taller)
3. Weight (losing or gaining a few pounds)
4. Physique (athletic)
5. Money
6. More senior than they really are at work
7. Interesting profession
8. Knowing celebrities
9. Having a PA
10. Working in the film industry
Top ten lies told by women:
1. Weight (losing a few pounds)
2. Age (losing a few years)
3. Physique (toned)
4. Height
5. Money
6. Bust (gaining proportions)
7. Glamorous profession
8. Knowing celebrities
9. Having a PA
10. Working in entertainment
Now I don't want to burst anyones bubble but most of these are easily discredited in the first meetings. Judgement really is in the eye of the beholder and you may feel that putting you are twenty gives you an advantage but imagine when the object of your affections talks to their friends“ Well s/he’s a bit rough for a 20 year old”.
Keep it real folks!
CM
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