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"  Confession: I&amp;#039;ve totally stretched the truth to get a guy to think I was cool. The best example was in high school, when my Britney Spears-loving self feigned interest in Rage Against the Machine to impress a guy I really liked. (I even bought the band&amp;#039;s latest CD to show my devotion.)  Turns out that this kind of, well, blatant lying, is pretty common. A recent survey by StaticGuard found that 63 percent of people between the ages of 18 to 34 have lied or told exaggerated stories about their interests to get a date. And, while on a date, 38 percent have gone to a movie they didn&amp;#039;t want to see, 23 percent have faked interest in a hobby, and 19 percent have eaten food they hated in an effort to make their crushes like them more.  While this sounds kinda shady\u2014lying and healthy relationships don&amp;#039;t exactly go hand in hand, right?\u2014taking an interest in something your partner (or a potential partner) likes is a good precursor to learning how to compromise. Which is totally necessary for a healthy relationship.  At least that&amp;#039;s been the case with me and my guy. Like, I&amp;#039;ll suggest going to a Thai restaurant for dinner sometimes, since I know it&amp;#039;s his favorite. And he&amp;#039;ll offer to hit garage sales with me on Saturday mornings because he knows how much I love treasure hunting. While I didn&amp;#039;t necessarily want to eat Thai (and he didn&amp;#039;t want to get up early on a weekend) at first, these compromises have turned us into fans of each other&amp;#039;s tastes\u2014I&amp;#039;m now a drunken noodle aficionado and he appreciates how we can get new end table for only five bucks.  So, I think it&amp;#039;s okay to fib a little to impress a dude\u2014as long as you&amp;#039;re not lying about your relationship status, criminal record, or identity. (And as long as you&amp;#039;re not faking orgasms.)  Want more from Natasha? Follow her on Twitter or find her on Facebook. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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