The question of why people lie is profoundly important and endlessly intriguing. Before I turned my attention to research and writing about single people and single life, I spent about two decades ...

Some teenagers lie. This is a fact of life. In one study, high school students lied on average more than four times a day. So what can parents do about it? Teens lie for various reasons, but they ...

We are raised to believe that honesty is always the right path. From bedtime stories to classroom rules, the message is drilled in early: Telling the truth makes you a good person. But the reality?