{"id":11629,"date":"2020-03-19T06:00:31","date_gmt":"2020-03-19T10:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/doinglifetogether\/?p=11629"},"modified":"2020-03-02T09:29:23","modified_gmt":"2020-03-02T14:29:23","slug":"5-signs-you-are-being-lied-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/doinglifetogether\/2020\/03\/5-signs-you-are-being-lied-to.html","title":{"rendered":"5 Signs You are Being Lied To!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Have you been lied to recently? Telling the truth is a big problem in our culture today. Studies tell us that we hear between 10 and 200 lies a day! Here is just one example. Let\u2019s say you are reading a text from a man you are dating. Your gut tells you, \u201cI am not sure this guy is telling the truth.\u201d How do you know? Since you can\u2019t bring a lie detector machine on dates, there has to be a way to look for signs of lying. Also, think about the fact that this is a text.\u00a0On-line or in text messages, you can\u2019t see the person to watch their body language or listen to their tone. Consequently, it is even more difficult to detect the truth. All you have is written text.<\/p>\n

Look, we don\u2019t want to become overly suspicious of people, but we also don\u2019t want to be scammed or duped in a\u00a0relationship. After all, honesty is still the\u00a0bedrock of healthy relationships.<\/p>\n

When looking for some help to detect signs of lying, we can learn a few things from law enforcement. They use a technique called\u00a0statement analysis <\/em>to help sort out truth<\/em>.<\/em>\u00a0It entails carefully looking at a person\u2019s words.<\/p>\n

Sign 1<\/strong>: \u00a0A person is too emphatic about something.<\/strong> This could indicate the person is trying to push a lie. Pushing too hard could mean too much effort is going into forcing a lie. Remember when former President Clinton looked into the TV camera and stating emphatically, \u201c I did not have sex with that woman\u201d\u2014 we all know that was a lie. Yet, he forcefully presented his stance.<\/p>\n

Sign 2: A person is saying the same thing repeatedly, but in different ways.<\/strong> This may indicate that he or she is\u00a0trying to get you to believe a point of untruth as well. This reminds me of the famous line from Shakespeare\u2019s Hamlet spoken by Queen Gertrude, \u201cThe lady doeth protest too much, methinks.\u201d In that scene, the player queen makes vows that sound too elaborate, too artful and too insistent. The thought is that because she is so insistent, she must be lying. She was denying something way too much to be trusted.<\/p>\n

Sign 3<\/strong>: Look for the omission of personal pronouns and references to self.<\/strong> This is called a distancing technique. For example, a friend says, \u201cI really loved spending time with you yesterday and hope we can do it again.\u201d The reply is, \u201cYes, it was a good time.\u201d Notice there is no reference to their personal feelings. Liars tend not to reference themselves very often, and reference others more in their communication. They speak in a third-party way and avoid using \u201cI\u201d and other first-person pronouns. You can hear this when Lance Armstrong lied about taking performance enhancing drugs the first time he was caught. He was lying about his illegal drug use and focused his comments on others and general facts. Then, years later, when he finally told the truth, his statements contained personal pronouns with specifics. When he told the truth, he took responsibility for what he did.<\/p>\n

Sign 4: The language or pace of a conversation changes from what you know to be normally<\/strong>. Parents probably recognize this one! We know our kids. When they begin talking in ways that are not typical of them, or use words that we don\u2019t typically hear, or even answer too fast or too slow, we know something is up. If you know someone well, you can usually tell if his or her\u00a0way of responding to you is different from the normal. This difference in pace could be due to lying. A liar may give a quick answer or try to avoid the topic at all.<\/p>\n

Sign 5:<\/strong> Carefully listen for inconsistencies in the conversations. <\/strong>For example, your friend tells you he hasn\u2019t seen his ex-wife in months. Later in the conversation, he mentions her when talking about their child. People often slip up when they are lying and don\u2019t get their facts straight. When you tell a lie, you have to remember what you said and get it right when asked about it. This is hard work for your brain and the inconsistencies slip through.<\/p>\n

Is it possible to always detect a liar? No, but looking for these signs might help you at least question the truth of their conversations.<\/p>\n

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