How many times a day do you lie?

Eh, I don’t know, probably not that much

no, we all do it. It’s not lying as it is not revealing something you feel is no one else’s business.

Not revealing the truth is NOT always lying, and as long as you feel okay by it, then don’t bother worrying about it. I’m sure that other people do the same to you, and you’ll never know if they do, unless you see them somewhere doing what you were doing when you said (or they said) they would be doing something else.

According to my son, just about everything I say is a lie. In reality, I try very hard not to lie but sometimes you have to pad the truth slightly so as not to hurt other people’s feelings, as in “I really love your drawing and I will put it right here on the fridge!” when actually the drawing looks like it was done by a dog who has been in the mud.

Zero, zip, Nada, nil

I almost never do… Not that I think it’s hurtful to tell little white lies, but I’m just in the habit of telling the truth by default. Maybe not in @Darwin‘s case (I have certainly told that kind of white lie!) but using the example of telling someone you have to go to the bank when really you want some time alone, I’d probably just say “Hey, I’m going to go chill at home for a little while, see you later” or something. Just cause… that’s what I was going to do! It wouldn’t occur to me to lie when it doesn’t matter either way what I tell the other person.

I think it is not more than a few times a year. It used to be never, ever, ever, because of the way I was brought up, but at some point in adulthood I realized that there are times when the right thing to do is to compromise a little. However, I do not lie to my husband or my children.

Never~

I try not to. Most of the time..

Lies are like drinks. More than two—maybe three a day, and you’ve got a problem. You might think that Liars Anonymous might help, but the recidivism rate makes it seem like it only compounds the problem.

The liars contests aren’t much help, either. Heck! Some people lie for a living. I’d kill to get one of them jobs.

Ok. I think I’m past my quota now. Can anyone count up the number of lies in this post?

I probably average one lie a day, never more than two or three…YIKES

6 million 2 hundred and 77 times < 78 lol

Then I guess I am not that bad…haha

Depends on how many questions my parents have asked me.

I’d tell you, but how do you know it won’t be a lie.

If you include lying by omission, constantly. Several times a day I ignore something that really annoys me and tell the person who is involved “don’t worry about it – it’s ok”” when what I really want to say is more along the lines of “you’re an incompetent idiot and wouldn’t have this job if you had to rely on talent and work ethic”.

Good staff under thirty-five is almost impossible to find.

As for deliberately structured lies – very seldom – I really don’t concern myself with what people who I don’t respect or care about think of me so I have little reason to lie. People learn not to ask me a question unless they really want the unvarnished truth. I am often described as “outspoken and blunt”. When it comes to people who I really care for, then I might lie to comfort or please them. There is little point in saying “yes, your ass looks huge” – or, “No, you can’t notice that zit” to someone you love.

just once (including that one)

Not counting lying by omission (which I do not believe is lying) then very little. I can go long times without lying. I’m so used to people who like to sugarcoat things and come up with ruses; I just tell it like it is,

On an average day, zero. I very rarely find it helpful (to either party involved) to lie.

Huh. I can count on both hands how often I lie in a year these days. It’s just not worth it, especially since I’ve learned how to phrase things better.

It’s easy to avoid full-blown lies if you just simply don’t engage in behavior that you will later have to lie about… which is difficult.

I don’t know. Maybe about pi times per week, on average? (and that’s deliberate lies, and mostly just because I wanted to say that)

enough to get me to the night?

Not much anymore. Used to a lot to get away from certain people.

Countless. I run interference for a squadron of bosses and sales staff so I tell little white lies to get information, buy time and put out fires.

Depends on whether I have been at work or not during the day.

I know that I do not, as much as you do! I know that for fact. Because it is a fact.