Lying not bad when it comes to dating: Survey

8220;What we discovered is that at the heart of every confession lies the truth about who we are,8221; Katherine Orr and Marleah Stout, editors-in-chief of the report, said in a statement.

When it comes to giving an opinion on whether your partner looks fat in an outfit, 61 per cent of men and 50 per cent of women approved of lying, while 63 percent of men and women said that in general lies were sometimes alright.

Toronto-based Harlequin Enterprises 8212; best known for publishing romance novels 8212; surveyed 2,000 men and women online from the United States and Canada.

The report also found that 46 per cent of men and 45 per cent of women thought a lie was not harmful if a person didn8217;t have anything nice to say about a friend8217;s significant other.