The question of why people lie is profoundly important and endlessly intriguing. Before I turned my attention to research and writing about single people and single life, I spent about two decades ...

This post is in response to Why Do We Lie? By Seth Slater M.F.A. If the truth be told, most of us humans bear out the veracity of Mark Twain’s statement that people are never more truthful than when ...

As a clinical psychologist deeply interested in lying and self-deception, the most common questions I get from readers are about romantic relationships. Questions like: How can I trust that my partner ...