This boyfriend comes out when his girlfriend becomes to possessive. “Where are you going? What took you so long? When are you coming back?”…etc. This constant barrage of questioning makes guys feel like they don’t belong to themselves anymore, like they no longer have any autonomy. So what do they do to get back at you? Lie. This is more of a passive-aggressive response than actual deception. They do it just be done with the interrogation get to what they want to do. It’s also a way to maintain some semblance of power in the relationship.

My suggestion is to easy up on the constant interrogation and ask the most pertinent questions. Of course, you should still feel free to exchange pleasantries (e.g. So how was your day, dear?)

Sometimes, your guy might use a lie as a weapon or tool in a power play within the relationship. Now that women are able to advance in many fields at one time available only to men, the woman might be the one wearing the pants or the one with the more successful career or position. Recent studies suggest that while women tell lies to make others feel better, men tell lies in order to feel better about themselves, so why not against a mate whose a bit higher up in the ladder. By deceiving, one is withholding information, which a source of power. That way the boyfriend feels he has something you don’t

Sometimes, that guy you’re with wasn’t completely honest about who he was when you hooked up. Here, the issue is expectation. He lies to live up to your expectation. Examples include “You liked Marley & Me, how funny, so do I!” or “I see your a Democrat. Did you know I voted for Barak Obama.” or “I have well paying job and I’m good at it.” or the ever so popular “I agree.” What this boyfriend wants is to either keep his girlfriend or not lose her, so he makes himself out to be something he’s not.

How do you expose this one. If you suspect your boyfriend is cheating on you, you can check for the following