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Should You Lie to Your Spouse?
- October 28, 2023
- Posted by: Marcel Sanchez
- Category: Building a Healthy Marriage Marriage Training
When you start lying to your spouse, you start debilitating your marriage relationship.
Lying to your spouse is a terrible idea. Regardless of the reason, lying does not move your marriage forward. It’s a setback and short-term in thinking.Â
Your spouse deserves better. You can’t honor God with your marriage when you are consistently lying to your spouse.
Here are the top 10 reasons why spouses lie to one another:
 1. To avoid conflict
One of the most common reasons why spouses lie to each other is to avoid conflict. They may know that the truth will upset their partner, so they lie instead to keep the peace. For example, a husband may lie about working late when he is really out with friends, or a wife may lie about spending too much money on clothes.
2. To protect their partner’s feelings
Another common reason for lying is to protect the partner’s feelings. For example, a husband may lie about how much he likes his ex-girlfriend’s new haircut, or a wife may lie about how much she doesn’t like her mother-in-law’s cooking.
3. To maintain their image
Spouses may also lie to maintain a certain image of themselves to their partner. For example, a husband may lie about his salary or his job title, or a wife may lie about her weight or her age.
4. To cover up mistakes
Spouses may also lie to cover up mistakes they have made. For example, a husband may lie about cheating on his wife, or a wife may lie about failing a class or getting fired from her job.
5. To avoid disappointing their partner
Spouses may also lie to avoid disappointing their partner. For example, a husband may lie about getting a promotion at work when he didn’t, or a wife may lie about how much she loves a gift he gave her when she really doesn’t.
6. To maintain their privacy
Spouses may also lie to maintain their privacy. For example, a husband may lie about his online activity, or a wife may lie about her phone calls or text messages.
7. To get away with something
Spouses may also lie to get away with something they are doing that they know their partner would not approve of. For example, a husband may lie about going out drinking with friends, or a wife may lie about going shopping when she is supposed to be at work.
8. To maintain control in the relationship
Some spouses may lie to maintain control in the relationship. For example, a husband may lie about his finances or his whereabouts to keep his wife from worrying about him, or a wife may lie about her social life to keep her husband from getting jealous.
9. Because they have a history of lying
Some spouses may lie because they have a history of lying. They may have learned to lie as a child as a way to avoid punishment or get attention, and they may continue to lie in their adult relationships.
10. Because they don’t respect their partner
Finally, some spouses may lie because they don’t respect their partner. They may believe that their partner is not entitled to the truth, or they may simply not care about how their lies will affect their partner.
It is important to note that these are just some of the most common reasons why spouses lie to each other. There are many other reasons why someone might lie in a relationship, and it is important to consider the specific situation and the couple’s individual relationship dynamics when trying to understand why a spouse lied.