Lies in Love: 87 Heartfelt Quotes About Lying in Relationships

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1. “Never lie to someone who trusts you. Never trust someone who lies to you.

Never lie to someone who trusts you. Never trust someone who lies to you.

2. “It was a mistake,’ you said. But the cruel thing was, it felt like the mistake was mine, for trusting you.

– David Levithan

David Levithan Quote: “It was a mistake,’ you said. But the cruel thing was, it felt like the mistake was mine, for trusting you.”

3. “When someone lies to you, it’s because they don’t respect you enough to be honest, and they think you’re too stupid to not know the difference.

When someone lies to you, it’s because they don’t respect you enough to be honest, and they think you’re too stupid to not know the difference.

4. “The truly scary thing about undiscovered lies is that they have a greater capacity to diminish us than exposed ones.

– Cheryl Hughes

Cheryl Hughes Quote: “The truly scary thing about undiscovered lies is that they have a greater capacity to diminish us than exposed ones.”

5. “Lies are like cockroaches, for everyone you discover there are many more that are hidden.

– Gary Hopkins

Gary Hopkins Quote: “Lies are like cockroaches, for everyone you discover there are many more that are hidden.”

6. “The truth may hurt for a little while but a lie hurts forever.

The truth may hurt for a little while but a lie hurts forever.

7. “The ability to lie, paired with unaccountability, has made a near infinite amount of liabilities.

– Justin K. McFarlane

Justin K. McFarlane Quote: “The ability to lie, paired with unaccountability, has made a near infinite amount of liabilities.”

8. “A liar deceives himself more than anyone, for he believes he can remain a person of good character when he cannot.

– Richelle E. Goodrich

Richelle E. Goodrich Quote: “A liar deceives himself more than anyone, for he believes he can remain a person of good character when he cannot.”

9. “Sometimes there a hundred lies behind a smile and not a single truth behind a tear.

– Saahil Prem

Saahil Prem Quote: “Sometimes there a hundred lies behind a smile and not a single truth behind a tear.”

10. “Hard truths can be dealt with, triumphed over, but lies will destroy your soul.

Hard truths can be dealt with, triumphed over, but lies will destroy your soul.

11. “You don’t lie to the person you love. It’s the most horrible thing to do as a lover.

You don’t lie to the person you love. It’s the most horrible thing to do as a lover.

12. “A thing may happen and be a total lie; another thing may not happen and be truer than the truth.

– Tim O’Brien

Tim O’Brien Quote: “A thing may happen and be a total lie; another thing may not happen and be truer than the truth.”

13. “He who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it the second time.

He who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it the second time.

14. “It’s bad manners to say “I love you” with a mouth full of lies.

It’s bad manners to say “I love you” with a mouth full of lies.

15. “If what he said was the truth, it broke her heart. If what he said was a lie, it was broken anyway.

– Christine Feehan

Christine Feehan Quote: “If what he said was the truth, it broke her heart. If what he said was a lie, it was broken anyway.”

16. “A true relationship is when you can tell each other anything and everything. No secrets and no lies.

A true relationship is when you can tell each other anything and everything. No secrets and no lies.

17. “It seemed there was no end at all to the lies a person could tell, once they got started.

It seemed there was no end at all to the lies a person could tell, once they got started.

18. “I’m so use to hearing so many lies, that the truth doesn’t even seem real.

I’m so use to hearing so many lies, that the truth doesn’t even seem real.

19. “A person who says they will never lie to you is probably lying already.

A person who says they will never lie to you is probably lying already.

20. “What I don’t understand is how a person can tell you so many lies and never feel bad about it.

What I don’t understand is how a person can tell you so many lies and never feel bad about it.

21. “The moment you make someone promise anything is the same moment you ask them to lie to you.

– Molly Ringwald

Molly Ringwald Quote: “The moment you make someone promise anything is the same moment you ask them to lie to you.”

22. “I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore me for telling you lies.

– Pietro Aretino

Pietro Aretino Quote: “I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore me for telling you lies.”

23. “Better to be hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie.

– Khaled Hosseini

Khaled Hosseini Quote: “Better to be hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie.”

24. “Don’t disrespect me, lie about it, and then come smile in my face and act like nothing’s wrong.

– Scottie Pippen

Scottie Pippen Quote: “Don’t disrespect me, lie about it, and then come smile in my face and act like nothing’s wrong.”

25. “Only enemies speak the truth; friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty

– Stephen King

Stephen King Quote: “Only enemies speak the truth; friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty”

26. “Once I catch you in one lie, it makes me question everything you said.

Once I catch you in one lie, it makes me question everything you said.

27. “At times to be silent is to lie. You will win because you have enough brute force. But you will not convince. For to convince you need to persuade. And in order to persuade you would need what you lack; Reason and Right.

At times to be silent is to lie. You will win because you have enough brute force. But you will not convince. For to convince you need to persuade. And in order to persuade you would need what you lack; Reason and Right.

28. “It’s not the lie that bothers me. It’s the insult to my intelligence that I find offensive.

It’s not the lie that bothers me. It’s the insult to my intelligence that I find offensive.

29. “Betrayal was what I felt, my heart broken not just by a guy I was in love with, but also by, as I once believed, a true friend.

– Danka V

Danka V Quote: “Betrayal was what I felt, my heart broken not just by a guy I was in love with, but also by, as I once believed, a true friend.”

30. “Never lie to a woman’s question. Sometimes she already knows the answer. That’s why she is asking.

Never lie to a woman’s question. Sometimes she already knows the answer. That’s why she is asking.

31. “I’m not upset that you lied to me, I’m upset that from now on I can’t believe you.

– Friedrich Nietzsche

Friedrich Nietzsche Quote: “I’m not upset that you lied to me, I’m upset that from now on I can’t believe you.”

32. “Telling the truth and making someone cry is better than telling a lie to make someone laugh.

– Paulo Coelho

Paulo Coelho Quote: “Telling the truth and making someone cry is better than telling a lie to make someone laugh.”

33. “Lies sound like facts to those who’ve been conditioned to misrecognize the truth.

– DaShanne Stokes

DaShanne Stokes Quote: “Lies sound like facts to those who’ve been conditioned to misrecognize the truth.”

34. “I always find the worst lies are told in relationships – I learned to never lie about your happiness in order to save someone’s feelings from being hurt.

– Kirsten Prout

Kirsten Prout Quote: “I always find the worst lies are told in relationships – I learned to never lie about your happiness in order to save someone’s feelings from being hurt.”

35. “The worst part about being lied to is knowing that to that person, you weren’t worth the truth.

The worst part about being lied to is knowing that to that person, you weren’t worth the truth.

36. “A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.

A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.

37. “I don’t understand how someone can tell so many lies and never feel bad about it.

I don’t understand how someone can tell so many lies and never feel bad about it.

38. “When it comes to the truth and lies, I did much rather hear a painful truth than a comforting lie.

When it comes to the truth and lies, I did much rather hear a painful truth than a comforting lie.

39. “Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some sense to know how to lie well.

– Samuel Butler

Samuel Butler Quote: “Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some sense to know how to lie well.”

40. “Screaming and repeating lies makes them neither true nor more believable.

– Cathy Burnham Martin

Cathy Burnham Martin Quote: “Screaming and repeating lies makes them neither true nor more believable.”

41. “Don’t lie to me unless you’re absolutely sure that I will never find the truth.

Don’t lie to me unless you’re absolutely sure that I will never find the truth.

42. “Not only do I lie, I take real pleasure in lying, in the transmission of magical effects.

– Ricky Jay

Ricky Jay Quote: “Not only do I lie, I take real pleasure in lying, in the transmission of magical effects.”

43. “Trust takes years to build, seconds to break, and forever to repair.

– A.D. Ryan

A.D. Ryan Quote: “Trust takes years to build, seconds to break, and forever to repair.”

44. “If you tell the truth it becomes a part of your past. If you tell a lie, it becomes a part of your future.

If you tell the truth it becomes a part of your past. If you tell a lie, it becomes a part of your future.

45. “A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.

– Mark Twain

Mark Twain Quote: “A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.”

46. “I’m proud of my heart. It’s been played, stabbed, cheated, burned and broken, but somehow it still works.

– Alcatraz Dey

Alcatraz Dey Quote: “I’m proud of my heart. It’s been played, stabbed, cheated, burned and broken, but somehow it still works.”

47. “Trust is like a vase.. once it’s broken, though you can fix it, the vase will never be the same again.

– Walter Anderson

Walter Anderson Quote: “Trust is like a vase.. once it’s broken, though you can fix it, the vase will never be the same again.”

48. “For every good reason there is to lie, there is a better reason to tell the truth.

– Bo Bennett

Bo Bennett Quote: “For every good reason there is to lie, there is a better reason to tell the truth.”

49. “If you can’t be committed to another person, at least be committed to the concept of character and don’t cheat

– Jerry Springer

Jerry Springer Quote: “If you can’t be committed to another person, at least be committed to the concept of character and don’t cheat”

50. “Some abuse is not physical. Abuse does not have to be physical. There’s emotional abuse, psychological abuse, and spiritual abuse.

– Iyanla Vanzant

Iyanla Vanzant Quote: “Some abuse is not physical. Abuse does not have to be physical. There’s emotional abuse, psychological abuse, and spiritual abuse.”

51. “Love is never supposed to hurt. Love is supposed to heal, to be your haven from misery, to make living worthwhile.

– Mia Ashe

Mia Ashe Quote: “Love is never supposed to hurt. Love is supposed to heal, to be your haven from misery, to make living worthwhile.”

52. “Over time, any deception destroys intimacy, and without intimacy, couples cannot have true and lasting love.

– Bonnie Eaker Weil

Bonnie Eaker Weil Quote: “Over time, any deception destroys intimacy, and without intimacy, couples cannot have true and lasting love.”

53. “The trust of the innocent is the liar’s most useful tool.

– Stephen King

Stephen King Quote: “The trust of the innocent is the liar’s most useful tool.”

54. “I can’t handle dishonesty; I like integrity in people and for me, that’s very important in a man.

– Shamita Shetty

Shamita Shetty Quote: “I can’t handle dishonesty; I like integrity in people and for me, that’s very important in a man.”

55. “You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time.

You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time.

56. “Sometimes pain and hurt are good things because it means you strived for something in your life.

– Kathryn Vance-Perez

Kathryn Vance-Perez Quote: “Sometimes pain and hurt are good things because it means you strived for something in your life.”

57. “Integrity is a bugger, it really is. Lying can get you into difficulties, but to really wind up in the crappers try telling nothing but the truth.

Integrity is a bugger, it really is. Lying can get you into difficulties, but to really wind up in the crappers try telling nothing but the truth.

58. “If you feel confused because someone tells you that they love you, but they don’t act like they do, judge them by their actions alone. You will have your answer.

– Adelyn Birch

Adelyn Birch Quote: “If you feel confused because someone tells you that they love you, but they don’t act like they do, judge them by their actions alone. You will have your answer.”

59. “Even a tiny bit of deceit is dishonorable when it’s used for selfish or cowardly reasons.

– Jeanne Birdsall

Jeanne Birdsall Quote: “Even a tiny bit of deceit is dishonorable when it’s used for selfish or cowardly reasons.”

60. “Infidelity is mentally, emotionally, and physically painful to the betrayed spouse. Be gentle with yourself as you heal.

– Dr. Karen Finn

Dr. Karen Finn Quote: “Infidelity is mentally, emotionally, and physically painful to the betrayed spouse. Be gentle with yourself as you heal.”

61. “A man can love you from the bottom of his heart, and still find room at the top for somebody he claimed was nobody.

– Kiki Strack

Kiki Strack Quote: “A man can love you from the bottom of his heart, and still find room at the top for somebody he claimed was nobody.”

62. “It is better to lock up your heart with a merciless padlock than to fall in love with someone who doesn’t know what they mean to you.

– Michael Bassey Johnson

Michael Bassey Johnson Quote: “It is better to lock up your heart with a merciless padlock than to fall in love with someone who doesn’t know what they mean to you.”

63. “I respect people that tell me the truth. No matter how hard it is.

I respect people that tell me the truth. No matter how hard it is.

64. “Trust, once lost, could not be easily found. Not in a year, perhaps not even in a lifetime.

– J.E.B. Spredemann

J.E.B. Spredemann Quote: “Trust, once lost, could not be easily found. Not in a year, perhaps not even in a lifetime.”

65. “You can’t save a relationship unless both people are equally invested. It takes a joint effort to make it work. One person trying will never be enough.

– Tony Gaskins

Tony Gaskins Quote: “You can’t save a relationship unless both people are equally invested. It takes a joint effort to make it work. One person trying will never be enough.”

66. “Those who cheat on their partners who are loyal to them; don’t deserve them. It is a trashy attitude to disrespect a person who is loyal in a relationship, by cheating on him or her.

– Ellen J. Barrier

Ellen J. Barrier Quote: “Those who cheat on their partners who are loyal to them; don’t deserve them. It is a trashy attitude to disrespect a person who is loyal in a relationship, by cheating on him or her.”

67. “It’s difficult to be honest with others when you continue lying to yourself.

It's difficult to be honest with others when you continue lying to yourself.

68. “Some people are in such utter darkness that they will burn you just to see a light. Try not to take it personally.

– Kamand Kojouri

Kamand Kojouri Quote: “Some people are in such utter darkness that they will burn you just to see a light. Try not to take it personally.”

69. “Cheats prosper until there are enough who bear grudges against them to make sure they do not prosper.

– Peter Singer

Peter Singer Quote: “Cheats prosper until there are enough who bear grudges against them to make sure they do not prosper.”

70. “Don’t cheat if you don’t want to be cheated. A relationship is mutual. This is the golden rule for all great connections.

– Israelmore Ayivor

Israelmore Ayivor Quote: “Don’t cheat if you don’t want to be cheated. A relationship is mutual. This is the golden rule for all great connections.”

71. “I could never hurt him enough to make his betrayal stop hurting. And it hurts, in every part of my body.

– Veronica Roth

Veronica Roth Quote: “I could never hurt him enough to make his betrayal stop hurting. And it hurts, in every part of my body.”

72. “Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.

– Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein Quote: “Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.”

73. “Nothing hurts more than being disappointed by the one person who you thought would never hurt you.

– Gugu Mofokeng

Gugu Mofokeng Quote: “Nothing hurts more than being disappointed by the one person who you thought would never hurt you.”

74. “I don’t degrade anyone, but a liar and a person, who doesn’t keep his or her words, has not any value in my eyes.

– Ehsan Sehgal

Ehsan Sehgal Quote: “I don’t degrade anyone, but a liar and a person, who doesn’t keep his or her words, has not any value in my eyes.”

75. “Earthquakes just happen. Tornadoes just happen. Your tongue does not just happen to fall into some other girl’s mouth!

– Gemma Halliday

Gemma Halliday Quote: “Earthquakes just happen. Tornadoes just happen. Your tongue does not just happen to fall into some other girl’s mouth!”

76. “Cheating is the most disrespectful thing one human being can do to another. If you aren’t happy in a relationship, end it before starting another one.

– Abhishek Tiwari

Abhishek Tiwari Quote: “Cheating is the most disrespectful thing one human being can do to another. If you aren’t happy in a relationship, end it before starting another one.”

77. “The greatest advantage of speaking the truth is that you don’t have to remember what you said.

The greatest advantage of speaking the truth is that you don’t have to remember what you said.

78. “Cheating is the most selfish thing a person can do in a relationship! If you’re not happy with the person you’re with then end it. It’s that simple!

– Jerry Springer

Jerry Springer Quote: “Cheating is the most selfish thing a person can do in a relationship! If you’re not happy with the person you’re with then end it. It’s that simple!”

79. “Never underestimate a man’s ability to make you feel guilty for his mistakes.

– Rihanna

Rihanna Quote: “Never underestimate a man’s ability to make you feel guilty for his mistakes.”

80. “I am stuffing your mouth with your promises and watching you vomit them out upon my face.

– Anne Sexton

Anne Sexton Quote: “I am stuffing your mouth with your promises and watching you vomit them out upon my face.”

81. “If the words don’t add up, it’s usually because the truth wasn’t included in the equation.

If the words don’t add up, it’s usually because the truth wasn’t included in the equation.

82. “Cheating and lying aren’t struggles, they’re reasons to break up.

– Patti Callahan Henry

Patti Callahan Henry Quote: “Cheating and lying aren’t struggles, they’re reasons to break up.”

83. “I can’t deal with someone wanting to take a relationship backward or needing space or cheating on you.

– Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift Quote: “I can’t deal with someone wanting to take a relationship backward or needing space or cheating on you.”

84. “Once someone cheats in the relationship, there’s no reason to stay. If they truly loved you they would’ve never cheated.

– Anurag Prakash Ray

Anurag Prakash Ray Quote: “Once someone cheats in the relationship, there’s no reason to stay. If they truly loved you they would’ve never cheated.”

85. “There was a distinction between lying and telling half-truths, but it was a very narrow one.

There was a distinction between lying and telling half-truths, but it was a very narrow one.

86. “Guys need to learn that they’re better off telling the truth right away, because women will always find out eventually.

Guys need to learn that they’re better off telling the truth right away, because women will always find out eventually.

87. “Betrayal annihilates trust. The more trust there is to begin with, and the more deception is involved, the more damage is done.

– Sandra Lee Dennis

Sandra Lee Dennis Quote: “Betrayal annihilates trust. The more trust there is to begin with, and the more deception is involved, the more damage is done.”
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