We often underestimate how often we bend the truth, but doing so can leave us isolated and anxious.

Lying isn’t always about deception—it’s often about survival. Whether you’re fudging the truth in relationships, at work, or with yourself, the reasons run deeper than bad habits. Chronic lying is ...

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 part two of a series. Find part one here. A confession is often seen as the gold standard of evidence in a criminal case, leading to guilty verdicts even when there is no other evidence, ...