I definitely think there's more temptation to lie to our same gender friends than to members of the opposite sex, as you say, Osuche.

We definitely judge our own sex more harshly and are more concerned about how we compare to them than how we compare to our counterparts.

The question is, do our peers put this pressure on us or do we put it on ourselves? If, for example, those of you who have lied about such things were to tell the truth about how many sexual partners you've had, perhaps your friends would breathe a sigh of relief and anounce that they too have had more or less partners than originally stated. Or, like here at Pixies, would the response simply be 'Hey ho, some people have had more partners than others.'?

And does it really make much difference what we say anyway? I have never been promiscuous, but in my circle of friends its widely known that I love sex and am happy to talk about it and be flirtatious with members of both sexes. For this reason, people often perceive me to be promiscuous and are happy to tease and joke with me about it. For my own part, it doesn't offend me that people have this perception of me, since they neither like or dislike me more because of it. I know that I'm living up to my own personal standards. That's all that matters to me, and also, it seems it's all that matters to those around me too.

Perhaps it's time we gave our peers the benefit of the doubt; they may well be less judgemental than we expect.

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