Almost 74 per cent of men lie about how much money they earn and their hobbies on a first date to make a good impression, according to a new UK survey.
Almost two thirds (63 per cent) of the 700 British men aged 18-35 who were surveyed admitted they had exaggerated their earning power when on a date with a woman they were trying to impress, the Daily Mail reported.
Many of the men believed it was acceptable to lie on the first date (64 per cent) as they expected the woman they were meeting not to be completely honest about themselves either.
More than half said they had over-stated their career prospects in the belief that it would make them more attractive to the opposite sex. Hobbies and interests were next on the list of whoppers told with more than half of all men polled (55 per cent) saying they believed in telling women what they wanted to hear.
This meant many downplayed their love of sports — in particular football — with a large proportion professing a love of animals and the arts in a bid to appear “sensitive and caring”.
Nearly a fifth of men said they had lied about the last time they did any physical exercise — with more than half of these saying they had professed a love of the gym when in fact they weren’t even a member.