Quote Originally Posted by BDSM_Tourguide
Why do men lie?

Easy.

They lie for the same reasons women lie, or for the same reasons children lie.

People lie.
I suppose I have started a self made problem here by my gross over simplification of the article. The article was not discussing social lying. Of course we all do that and have our own specific motives and that is regardless of gender. What the article was discussing was biological gender imperatives to lie. It was not saying men lie because their partner won't believe them if they tell the truth or women lie simply because they are inherent liars and are hiding the fact they are screwing the neighbour. The point was that each gender has a biological predisposition to respond in certain ways for the biological strategy of procreation. It was trying to analyse the underlying motives as to why men and women behave in certain ways. It is logical that male and female behaviour is both different and at times in opposition and in conflict and that is because each sex has developed a strategy to get the best partner so their offspring has a better chance to flourish.

I expected some opposition to this view because of the conflict between sociological theorists whose theories are prejudiced towards moral based "reasonableness' dressed up as 'reason' and psychological based theorists whose sympathies lay towards what something appears to be regardless of any moral stance. This article being a psychology paper I expected soem opposition from those who post in this forum that are employed in the sociological based caring professions.

Having worked in areas governed by such sociological based theories, ie probation work and teaching, for fourteen years or more and seen theory after theory enacted only to fail miserably. My sympathies have grown towards psychological based theory. Hence my interest in this article and what it might say about BDSM. I suppose my original post has taught me not to over simplify but I doubt many people read this forum for dry treatise and so I tried to simplfy and beat up the rhythm so to speak. I guess its a lesson learnt.