New York (February 6, 2008) – When it comes to relationships between men and women, sometimes honesty is not the best policy. According to the 2008 Harlequin Romance Report, Confessions the majority of American men (61%) have done the right thing and lied when their significant other asked the dreaded “Do I look fat in this?” According to 63% of Americans, white lies are an acceptable and even welcome part of any relationship, despite the fact that trust and honesty were ranked as the values that mattered most to both men (41%) and women (51%) in relationships.
According to the report, Americans revealed when lies were acceptable versus when honesty was the best policy. They also took some time to confess a few of their best kept secrets…
* Fifty-three percent of men and 54% of women have researched a potential date or significant other online
* Forty-five percent of men and 55% of women confessed to having planned to bump into someone on purpose in hopes of it leading to a date
* Forty-one percent of men and 45% of women would confess flirting with someone else to their significant other but only 16% of men and 18% of women would confess to sending a sexually explicit email/text/instant message to someone else
* Forty-six percent of men and 52% of women felt it is ok to lie to get out of plans they had already made
* Eighty-one percent of men still have pictures and mementos from and of their ex (s)
* Sixty-five percent of men and 56% of women agree with interoffice romances
* Seventy-six percent of American men and 79% of American women say that they have never regretted a confession they have made
* Sixty-two percent of men and 69% of women say that they confess their secrets to friends while only 39% of men and 46% of women confess their secrets to significant others
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