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Lie detector opinions

9 replies

itaintme · 24/01/2019 11:23

Just wondering all your thoughts on like detector tests, would you do one if your partner asked?
I know they aren't always 100% accurate, but I think for me, it might possibly give me the validation I need as I don't just believe people very easily😅, this is obviously a problem I have also and I know that and willing to get help with that to.

Let me know your thoughts.

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itaintme · 24/01/2019 11:24

Oops LIE damn autocorrect .

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Bombardier25966 · 24/01/2019 11:27

If you don't trust someone to the extent that you need a lie detector test then the relationship is broken. Whether it is your problem or his depends on the reason for the trust issues.

itaintme · 24/01/2019 11:33

Its weird one for me.. I trust him to go out and do his own thing and he works away from home and I never have no problem with trust there either ..I was told one time that a girl said "he cheats on me all the time"... This planted a seed in my head , and now I keep wondering why the actual fuck someone would randomly say it... I find it difficult to let things slide 😥 and it's SHIT.

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NotTheFordType · 25/01/2019 09:47

Lie detector tests are notoriously unreliable. Think about it - if they were reliable, every person charged with a criminal offence would just be given a lie detector test and then judged innocent or guilty on that sole basis!

I was told one time that a girl said "he cheats on me all the time"

Is this one of your partner's ex-girlfriends? Who told you this and why?

HouseyMcHouseFace · 25/01/2019 09:50

Lie detectors are completely unreliable. All it will do is give you more to worry about. If you’re paranoid your oh has cheated and it comes back that he hasn’t then you’ll wonder if it’s wrong. If it comes back that he has cheated you’ll wonder if it’s wrong. You might as well flip a coin.

You either trust your partner or you don’t. It’s very difficult to prove someone’s cheating on you without turning into a stalker.

Bluntness100 · 25/01/2019 09:57

You can't be serious, who would want to be with someone who made them do a lie detector test and who would want to be with someone they felt shoild take one.

And as a pp said, if they were reliable our justice system would be using them all the time.

GemmeFatale · 25/01/2019 09:59

Completely pointless.

The criminal justice system doesn’t use polygraph. If you need clearance for military/government work they don’t use polygraphs.

Jeremy Kyle uses polygraph. Do you want your relationship to be based on Jeremy Kyle?

Sunshineandflipflops · 25/01/2019 09:59

My opinion is Jeremy Kyle.

I agree, if you feel the need for a lie detector test in your relationship then you are in the wrong relationship.

SlightlyMisplacedSingleDad · 25/01/2019 11:12

If my partner ever asked me to take a lie detector test, that relationship would be over. I don't date psychos.

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