Men and women do lots of things differently – especially when it comes to lying....

Men do it, women do it – but they do it differently...  

Michael Lewis, author of the book “Lying and Deception in Everyday Life,” says there’s a big difference in the way men and women lie. He says men are more likely to lie to enhance themselves than women are, while women are more likely to lie to make someone feel better, or to spare them.

Some of these stereotypical gender lies may come as no surprise: 

• Women lie “down” – preferring people to think of them as younger and lighter than what they really are. Men lie “up” boosting their earnings and their height.

• With sexual prowess, it's the opposite. Men tend to lie "up" with their numbers, women lie "down."

• Men are also ten per cent less likely to disclose their infidelity than women, while women are more likely to tell lies about other people rather than themselves.