Generally, those white lies are told to three specific groups of people—strangers, coworkers, or loved ones—but, regardless of who you're lying to, one thing's for sure: we all tend to fib a little more than we're willing to admit. – Because it sounds a lot better than 15 minutes.
Here’s my list of the 15 most common white lies and why we tell them: It wasn’t me!
That makes sense. The table will be ready in 5 minutes.
Oh, yeah.
In fact, little white lies are so common that researchers claim most people lie up to three times every ten minutes. – Because some things just aren’t worth taking credit for.