
Why Men Lie: Understanding Deception in Relationships — Intuition, Trauma, and Sociological Context
Comprendre les mensonges dans le couple — Intuition, trauma et contexte sociologique
By Gildas Garrec · 220 pages · 2026
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About this book
Analyse TCC du mensonge masculin : peur du conflit, attachement évitant, conditionnement social, restauration de la véracité dans le couple.
You sense he's lying, but you doubt your own intuition — and you no longer know if it's you who's "crazy" or him who's hiding something? This book doesn't set out to accuse all men in one sweep: across four parts, it examines what the research actually says about lying in relationships, the sociological context of today's dating landscape (including the "monkey branching" phenomenon), and, above all, four distinct mechanisms behind male lying — conflict avoidance, image protection, alexithymia (the inability to identify and name one's own emotions), and active concealment. The link with avoidant attachment is explored in depth, along with how your own history has calibrated your "radar" for lies. Grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and enriched with twelve clinical case studies and fifteen practical exercises, this guide closes with a four-step dialogue protocol for restoring truth in your relationship — without becoming a detective, and without sacrificing your mental health.
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- 1Understanding Lies in Relationships — Intuition, Trauma, and Sociological Context
- 2What Your Doubt Reveals — and What It Does Not
- 3What You Will Not Find in This Book
- 4How to Read This Book
- 5One Last Word Before We Begin
- 6Chapter 1 — The Doubt That Won't Let You Go
- 7Chapter 2 — What the Studies Actually Say
- 8Chapter 3 — Your Radar Was Calibrated by Your History
- 9Chapter 4 — The Contemporary Relationship Market
- 10Chapter 5 — Monkey Branching: The Safety Branch
- 11Chapter 6 — Avoidant Attachment and the Dilution of the Bond
- 12Chapter 7 — The Lie of Conflict Avoidance
- 13Chapter 8 — The Lie of Self-Image Protection
- 14Chapter 9 — The Lie by Alexithymia
- 15Chapter 10 — The Lie of Active Concealment
- 16Chapter 11 — Reading the Signals Without Becoming a Detective
- 17Chapter 12 — The Four-Step Dialogue Protocol
- 18Conclusion — Your Doubt Deserves to Be Heard
- 19Appendix A — 15 Practical CBT Exercises
- 20Appendix B — 12 Clinical Case Studies
- 21Appendix C — Scientific Bibliography
- 22Appendix D — Practical Resources
- 23Crisis resources
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