I saw a ridiculous article today (so ridiculous that it doesn’t deserve to get a link from this site). In the article, the writer was trying to make the argument that people don’t lie in their online dating profiles. That’s right – the whole buzz about people lying in their profiles is wrong because nobody flat-out lies in their profile.
The writer went on to describe these less-than-truthful profiles as being written by "people pleasers," the kind of folks who just want everyone to like them and thus try to be everything to everybody.
So in reality, these folks aren’t liars. They see themselves as taller, thinner, and generally better than their average selves.
When John describes himself as 5′9" when he’s really 5′7", it’s not a lie. John just really feels that he stands taller than the average guy who is 5′7". He FEELS 5′7" and that’s enough, right?
When Mary describes herself as "About Average" when she’s barely squeezing i …
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