Why do women feel it necessary to try to fool men with their deceptions?
107118
If ALL women (since you're making generalizations) attempt to deceive you it may be time to ask  yourself what within you makes ALL women find that necessary in regard to relating to you.
866050
Well I personally think men wont tell you the truth because they are reflecting their own personalities...they cant handle the truth, therefore they think their women cant.  Their ego needs to be fed, much more than a woman's does.  Women are pretty intelligent creatures and quite good at problem solving, and the truth is always the easiest to handle for the majority of us because we then know where we stand and can work out ways to solve the problems.  Men, on the other hand, need to be loved and respected at all costs...hence they lie.  They dont want to admit they are doing or saying the wrong thing because it would hurt their ego and the role they have projected to others.  They dont like being wrong.  In saying that, however, there are cases where both men and women dont want the truth.  Some women know their men are cheating but will not get the proof because if they had the truth they would then have to act, and sometimes it is easier to close your eyes than to deal with the truth.  Some women arent as strong as others are.  But I have also see that the women who know the truth but are being fed lies are not happy anyway, so maybe if their man was smart, they would give them the truth even if its not what they wanted to hear because at least it would make the woman grow up and deal with situations she doesnt want to deal with.  It is only when tough things come along in our lives do we become strong.  And a man who continues to lie to his wife needs a woman who is dependant on him.  He doesnt want her to grow to be strong, he wants to keep her this poor defensless little creature who needs him, no matter what.  Statistically speaking, it is men more than women that will go from a broken marriage into another relationship pretty quickly......I think that is because they cannot make it on their own as much as women can.  I honestly believe women are the stronger sex.  We can deal with much more than the average man can cope with.  And only when men can see as as strong and capable will they start being honest.\n\nThats probably why it is the strong independant beautiful women are left behind because of the more "needy" ugly/middle of the road women, that men seem to find less threatening.
187475
Men are stupid to make women feel better about themselves.
489438
some people have nothing exciting to say about them selves,or project a scene simply to get in ladies pants.others say littel and simply leave thingsto an imagination.\ni have no reason to lie and simply state what it is to an extent.\n depends on the person,frankly i wouldnt go through all the bs of covering one lie with anotehr and another like my ex did.\ni simply dont bother.take it or leave it
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because they are taught by their mothers and 99% of women I know or have met are coniving, manipulative and/or deceitful.  Most are selfish as well.  Men aren't so trustworthy either though, now that I think about it...
64764
This is such a general question that can'b possibly be answered fairly. There are many many motivations for lying: being considerate of how you feel, take advantage of you, etc, etc. Sorry for not able to answer your question completely. But I doubt anyone else can.
126444
I think not all men lie. The ones who lie should not even be givin the time of day. If you are accused of cheating or lying, and you are not, then they are most likely cheating or doing something wrong to you. Dont waste your time.
321380
guys want to attract the women's attention by showing off their talents or doing something stupid so the women can like them or for the women to know that men dont care if they embrasses themself
192631
Ok how about this:  It's how women are!\n\nFor guys, it's 'simple' in that you all make a decision and go yep, I'd like to see her, marry her, sleep with her etc.. and you all do what you do.  But then men are not that communicative or expressive and that really causes women to do dumb things.\n\nWomen, because we do feel insecure because we are 'trying to read' the opposite sex and figure out what is going on with them, analyze, investigate, and really gab to our girlfriends to 'see what they think' about a guy's behavior.\n\nYou are correct - the best answer is to JUST ASK - but we all know, that NORMALLY a man would rather cut off his arm than to see a girl/woman cry, so they avoid, ditch, don't return calls and the like and don't explain themselves to their partners either.\n\nThis is how women cope (as low as it goes) but men not communicating because they are afraid to say 'It's over' (And even when they do, sometimes we don't accept that as truth - we analyze it more) doesn't help the situation.\n\nBasically in my view - it comes down to 'fear of rejection' FROM BOTH SIDES.. The women are trying to interpet and the men are 'avoiding' and at the end of it all - isn't that the common ground?\n\nThe lesson is - BUCK UP - When a Man says he wants out - we women need to HEAR HIM - and when a Woman doesn't trust her intuition about something that's going on, SAY SOMETHING and if you still don't trust his answer, because he's being avoidant or sugar coating.....don't reduce yourself to these tactics....NO MAN IS WORTH THAT - and if you 'find proof' he's cheating or whatever, you are just hurting yourself more - so in that case.......WALK AWAY before you stoop there.\n\nMy 2 copper.
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you won't know.. men are bunch of liars. they can pretend to be trustworthy until you find out that they are not. just be careful. i mean, trust your man but use your common sense.
117962
women like to depend on man for their sensitivity,they have such needs, which are not met if they are in the oposite situation
494537
Why I think a lot of men and women lie to get what they want is because it's easier to lie..to go sneaking around cheating..or doing things behind their partners back. I think that when a person does this..it just shows that their cowards because usually people do it so they don't get caught or are afraid of getting caught...just be honest and deal with the consequences...
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They don't all lie.  There are lots of guys who are honest.  \n\nJust me, but I figure if it's a little thing, then there's no point in lying about it unless the liar is looking for control, amusement, self-aggrandizement, or is just a compulsive liar.  If it's any of those things, how does anyone possibly trust him?  Without trust what kind of real relationship can you have?  Not much of one, for sure.\n\nIf it's a big thing he's lying about, the fact that it's a big thing is all the more reason to tell the truth!\n\nThe issue is much deeper than lying and it's not something you can fix.\n\nThere ARE guys out there who are honest.  As long as women continue to date liars, they'll continue to lie.
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becasue its easier to lie than to tell the truth, they want to cover up the things they don't like about themselves and when they lie they can make the world better than it really is.  when they lie they are making the world like they wish it was. they dont like it when you get emotional upset so they lie to keep you emotionally sensible.   whould you still like him even if he told you the truth,  he wants and needs you to be nice so he lies.  it takes a man to tell the truth about he hard issues in his life most men dont get there until about 50.  do you always tell teh truth?  why not
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I dont believe all women are illogical. I think that women do act on emotion more then men and much more then they should. But lets be honest thats what we love about them and it definately seperates us from them. A possessive woman pumps up her mans ego. If we had women that said "no honey I dont mind if you look at her" we wouldnt feel as needed or wanted.
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all women "manipulate" to a certain degree.  for example I do not feel that I am an extreme manipulator.  I prefer to think of myself as a "motivator".  In all honesty, a lot of men do need a little pushing once in a while.
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When you say "they're deceivers", you answer your own question. A lot of guys have been taught by the nature of manhood to "bullshit" people or women in order to get out of awkward situations instead of learning to face them like most women. What Yahoo! Answers is built around is people bullshitting other people in order to please them. That's what us guys do... generally speaking, that is.\n\n\nLove,\nThe Bullshitting Master!