Do You Lie?

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I lie. But i'm terrible at it, and always leave the lie with alot of guilt.

I almost can`t lie if i don`t have too.

I sometimes lie about unimportant things when I don't feel like discussing such stuff.

I CAN lie, but I usually don't. I might fib, though--like if I'm in an awful mood and somebody asks how I'm doing and I really don't want to get into it, I might say "I'm okay." I tend to be honest about most things though.

Yep, I lie. A poll would have been useful here :p

I don't even know if I have AS, so this isn't worth much, but...

I think I pretty much can, depending on the situation. I know I have sort of at work to cover up that I've forgotten something (unintentionally, and I take care of it as soon as I can, but I'm pretty forgetful if I don't write everything down). I've had to sort of...well, be quiet about somethings, or emphasize something we both agree on with my ex-fiancé (she's pretty right-wing, and I'm not) because I know it would just make her mad, but I try not to explicitly lie.

I can't remember specifically the last time I lied (something minor always that there's some reason to lie about) I think I give it away on my face and/or turn red.

Hmm...technically I guess I sort of lie every day with this one situation at work, but it's just skipping something that doesn't actually need to be done and dosen't hurt anything (the person after me does the same thing I think).

Oh, I forgot-I used to exaggerate things I was telling people (like about something I had learned about, or seen on TV, or whatever). I think I did it because I wanted people to pay attention to my story, and they wouldn't seem interested

I did that into adulthood, but I started realizing I was doing it, and started figuring out that people could probably tell I was exaggerating, so I think I've broken myself of that habit.

I just thought of something. I wonder if the lying thing is why I have so much problem with the "Hi, how are you doing?" thing?

Like someone asks that, and I guess you're supposed to say "Fine, how are you?", but I've never been able to understand why you'd ask how someone is, if you don't actually want to know the answer! Can't you just say "Hi!" and leave it at that? I think I used to tell people how I was doing, until someone (my mom maybe?) told me I wasn't supposed to do that.

But to this day I don't handle that "How are you?" thing right-it sounds so weird to say what I guess is the "correct" thing, so I usually end up mumbling "fine" or "okay" or something, when I guess I'm supposed to ask them how they are, and they say the same rote thing back?

I tried to listen to how people do it one time, and they just sort of run through the phrases on auto-pilot. It sounds so weird. I've always wished people would just STOP ASKING QUESTIONS THEY DON'T WANT THE ANSWERS TO! It's really confusing.

You know, I do that too. Maybe not as much now, but I used to just say "nothing" a lot so I'd be left to whatever I was doing.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure I've done that. Can't think of anything recent, but that sounds familiar.

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Ugh, I just remembered something else-a time I guess I was supposed to lie. This was years ago, also with my ex-fiancé. She asked me how I liked this perfume she had on, and I told her that "to be honest, it's kind of grossing me out", and she was totally horrified. I kept apologizing and trying to explain that I didn't mean anything bad by that, that it wasn't HER at all, it's just I'm really sensitive to chemical-ly smelling things and I didn't care for that one. I felt really bad about that, and I guess I was supposed to lie about it (?)

Sorry about these millions of seperate posts. I keep finding more posts I want to respond to!

I am useless at telling lies although I often do it when I feel as if I need to give the answer people want from me when being questioned or when I feel I have to cover up something. I have to admit that I am afraid of making mistakes.

I have learned to. But I still am a bad liar, and to lie just creeps me out.

I would rather be alone.

I'm horrible at telling lies, only because I feel so terrible afterward. And it's just too much work to keep track, if it comes up later to bite me you-know-where. As several others posted, I also tend to feel really guilty if something gets stolen, or something like that. Once, shortly after myself and some other people moved into our complex, a notice went around saying that someone had illegally downloaded a move over the internet. Since our landlord provides free internet, he would be held responsible. I immediately feared that since I was relatively new, I would be suspected, even though I kept my old internet account when I moved in, and had neither the knowledge of how to do an illegal download, nor a computer that was able to.

Yes.

That is one of the reasons I am unable to lie. I can't even call in sick to work.

Can I? .. yes.
Do I? .. as a rule .. no.
Have I? .. yes.
Am I good at it? Hell no!

I give myself away. Can't hide my truth. sucks sometimes.. just glad my taxes are done on paper and not in person! ((haha))

I am capable of lying .. just not believably! I can be lied to - cuz I don't 'read' those cues - niaive (some would say). I cannot tell a lie And stick to it! .. No way. I still remember a very minor lie I told over 20 years ago. << Wasn't even anything serious .. but I've Never forgotten!

Anyway .. if the inability to lie .. or to do it "well" is a common aspie trait then - I wish the world had aspergers! At least the politicians.

I do lie, but it's mostly white lies just to protect someone or just so someone can leave me alone, but most people catch me in it.

I am really bad at lying, I lied sometimes but I hate to really do that, it feels a lot better to tell the truth, and also hate the fact that when sometimes I am telling the truth and no one believes me, so that is why I feel uncomfortable of lying.

I lie. Never had problem with that. Though, I do value honesty.