If you’ve ever been on a first date and had an inkling that you’re being lied to, you’re probably right.

According to new research, a majority of British men will — and have — lied to impress a potential girlfriend on a first date.

More than seven in 10 (72 percent) admitted to bending the truth on a first date to appear more attractive, such as the job they did, number of previous girlfriends and even if they had children.

Money was the biggest area where men felt the need to stretch the facts with almost two-thirds (63 percent) admitting they had exaggerated their earning power.

More than half said they had overstated their career prospects in the belief that it would make them more attractive.

Hobbies and interests were next in the list of whoppers told, with more than half of all men polled saying they believed in telling women what they wanted to hear.

Many downplayed their love of sports — namely football, with a large proportion also professing a love of animals and the arts in a bid to appear “sensitive and caring.”

A shocking one-third of the British men polled admitted to lying about their relationship status, with 34 percent stating they had chatted up a woman while in a relationship.

Almost one in 50 said they had kept a divorce under wraps on a date with almost half of these saying they had lied about not having children.

Nearly a fifth of those questioned confessed to telling a fib about the last time they did any physical exercise. Interestingly, just under two-thirds of the men polled (64 percent) said they expected their date to tell a few white lies and felt it was fair to bend the truth a little.

A spokesperson for Mobile-

Slots.com, who commissioned the research, said: “It’s safe to say that most men are not adverse to telling the odd lie to impress a date.”

多数男性首次约会时撒谎

若第一次约会时发现约会对象有撒谎的迹象，你很可能是对的。

根据一项最新调查，大多数英国男人在和可发展为女友的女性第一次约会时，为了给对方留下深刻印象试图或已然撒谎。

为了提升吸引力，72%的男性承认在首次约会时编造事实，比如他们从事的工作，谈过几次恋爱，甚至有没有小孩。

钱是男性撒谎的重灾区。接近三分之二（63%）的男性承认他们会夸大自己的吸金能力。

超过半数的男性在谈及事业前景时往往言过其实，因为相信这样会显得更有吸引力。

兴趣和爱好方面的谎言也不遑多让，超过半数受访男性称他们只说约会对象想听的东西。

许多男性将他们对运动——即足球的热爱轻描淡写，另一方面却大肆宣传自己对小动物和艺术的热爱，以示自己“敏感有爱”。

令人震惊的是，三分之一的英国男性承认他们在感情状况方面撒了谎，34%的受访者表示他们在恋爱时仍会搭讪其他女性。

接近百分之二的受访者不会透露自己离婚的信息，其中一半的人还会隐瞒有孩子的信息。

接近五分之一的人承认他们会对最近一次锻炼的时间撒个小谎。

有趣的是，接近三分之二

（64%）的受访男性认为女方也可以撒几个无伤大雅的谎，掩饰某些事实也正常。

发起这项调查的Mobile

Slots.com网站的发言人称：“很显然大多数男性并不反对通过善意的谎言给约会对象留下深刻印象。”

    Words to Learn 相关词汇

    【迹象】

    jìxiàng

    inkling

    a vague idea or notion, slight understanding

    【歪曲事实】

    wāiqū shìshí

    bend the truth

    change or leave out certain facts of a story or situation, generally in order to elicit a specific response in the audience