Difficult it may be to stomach, but it is true that a lot of people have a tendency to lie even about the simplest of things. This could pertain to divulging information about one’s marital status, residence address, past relationships, etc. While it is another matter that there are various factors goading people to tell such big and small lies, it is important that one learns to detect when the other is lying. This is not difficult and also important for one’s own self. Surely, you don’t want to come across as naïve and taken for a ride by anyone who wishes to. Read these instructions below on how to tell if someone is lying to you.
Tips on How to Tell If Someone Is Lying To You
- Keeping an eye on the body language will provide subtle hints to help you reach a conclusion whether the person in question is lying or not. If the concerned person avoids eye contact while speaking, acts fidgety, looks around a lot and constantly shifts position, then it is very likely that he telling a lie.
- Detect discrepancies in the information provided to you by the other person. This could be differences in the same story / stories during re-narration, faults in the details provided, etc.
- See if a person repeatedly refuses to answer any queries. Severe defensiveness could signify he / she is trying to hide some information.
- Some people have a tendency to accuse the other of the same or being dishonest when he /she has not really been so. In reality this could actually be the other person's own core behavior, which he or she is slapping onto you rather than accepting this fact.
- It helps listening to your gut feeling / intuition at times. You may instinctively feel that a person is lying at times. But do not make conclusions if unsure. In this case, try getting some proof to support your hunch.
- Sometimes, you can also risk asking that person directly if he /she is lying especially when you know that person very well. Generally honest people will admit it in order to get rid of that rotten feeling when lying.
- Incase a person admits frankly that he / she had been lying, then it is your responsibility too to try to listen and understand that person's reasons for lying.
