Posted: May 24, 2008, 1:47 AM CST
Ive come across these types of people that lie most frequently about their feelings, their preferences, and their attitudes and opinions. Less often, they lie about their actions, plans, and whereabouts. Lies about achievements and failures are also commonplace. Occasionally, people tell lies in pursuit of material gain, personal convenience, or escape from punishment. Much more commonly, however, the rewards that liars seek are psychological ones. They lie to make themselves appear more sophisticated than their true characters warrant. They lie to protect themselves, and sometimes others, from disapproval and disagreement and from getting their feelings hurt.
JMO.