Studies suggest that the majority of people lie about themselves on dating apps in one way or another. But why do we do it? AskMen spoke to experts to find out.
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Dr. Jessica January Behr, a licensed psychologist who practices in New York City, recalled why one of her patients sought treatment with her. The former client, a woman in her late 20 s, had been raised by parents who used her and her siblings to validate their own egos. They would set up competitions between them, rewarding whichever sibling won by giving them money and verbal praise and admonishing the children who lost. As she matured into her adolescence, her mother would make comments about her weight, stating, What will people think of me if I have a fat daughter, Behr told Salon by email. Every decision my client had made had to be in line with her parents wishes to appear successful, wealthy and elite. This was the only form of love my client ever knew. The consequence was such that, as an adult, she only sought out transactional relationships in which she could gain monetary reward as compensation for body and beauty. She viewed most interactions