most people lie at least sometimes in order to impress, or appeal to, people. personally, i used to do it quite often, until i realized a friend of mine did the same thing. after not being able to know for sure whether he was lying or speaking truthfully, i decided i didn't want to be deceptive.

it took many years, but i rarely lie anymore, and never consciously. that being said, it is absurd to assume everyone is lying to you. and incredibly absurd to assume you need to read a book in order to be deceptive.

you refer to 'housewives' in a condescending manner semi-frequently leo (at least in the posts i've read).

what do you suppose is the subconscious reason behind this?