because person wants to prove her\him self better than he\she really is!

There are many kinds of lying depends on the circumstances . Excluding people who lie for pleasure , their imagination passing beyond the boundary of normality being a pathologic problem, and also excluding the premeditation lie that is about of the character of each person, I’ll tell people lie almost reflex . I ‘ll write a psychologist’s opinion about why people lie. He says that many animals try to mislead deliberately , but researchers say that only people achieve the performance to lie themselves inclusive. People are so concerned about what people think about themselves , that they often fail to separate the truth from the fiction even in their own minds. And, it is related to pride, once people feel that pride would be in danger, they start to lie more. We try very hard to impress others, and at the same time to maintain a image of ourselves that is consistent with what others would like us to be.

It depends on the person's character or personality and his upbringing (upbringing plays an important part in determining a person's character)... So there are those who just tell 'white lies'... lies that are harmless or small and they are told especially to avoid hurting others. But there are those who tell dirty and barefaced lies... lies showing that you do not care about offending others or about behaving badly... They are told deliberately that's why they are shocking... and they are told with the intention of hurting others, cheating, tricking or deceiving, etc. Others find it a part of their job to lie for someone (to cover for someone through lies)... However, we should always teach our children that it is sinful to lie!!!

hi, many possible & acceptable reasons actually but I should say, lying is part of man's nature characteristic. :)

Why do people lie? People lie for many reasons: to avoid getting into trouble or hurting another's feelings are the 2 main reasons.