Melinda McCrady texts and watches a speaker
Melinda McCrady texts and watches a speaker while wearing a shirt bearing the Tenth Amendment Center motto, "Don't comply. Nullify", referring to a movement to make certain laws ineffectual through the tactics of nullification laws or widespread non-compliance, at a meeting of so-called "Liberty Kids" libertarian Republican activists in Burbank, California, July 27, 2014. A group of ethnically diverse young libertarian Republicans have taken over the Los Angeles County Republican party, winning most seats on the board and injecting youthful energy into its operations at a time when the GOP in the most populous U.S. state is nearly moribund. Picture taken July 27, 2014. REUTERS/David McNew (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS) Reuters

"Sexting" has become common in almost all relationships, most men and women prefer talking to their partners that way and the benefit of "sexting" is that it's just the written word that is seen. The true emotions behind the sexter is seldom known. A new study shed light on the integrity of the sexters, revealing that nearly half of the people lied while "sexting."

The very facts that they say while they sext to arouse their sexual partners, like what they are wearing or doing, have been found to be false. The study, published in the journal Computers in Human Behavior, discovered that there were more of men than women who lie while "sexting." While 45 per cent of the women admitted to be lying, only 24 per cent stated that they were lying.

For the study, 155 students from Indiana University were examined, 62 were men and 93 women. The study sought to look into the popularity of "sexting" among them. Michelle Drouin, an associate professor at Indiana University, said, "Most people lie while "sexting" because they want to please their partner." The study found that the lies were connected to good motives such as fulfilling a partner's need, or to help the other get into the mood or to keep the other happy. A few did say that they lied because they were bored and wanted to see how their partner reacts..

"In relation to other types of sexual deception, the overall incidence of lying during "sexting" is slightly lower than pretending orgasm in a face-to-face context," Drouin wrote.

The study published relates to the another study published in 2010 Journal of Sex Research; that study found that half the women and quarter of the men faked orgasms. Similar to this study, the reasons given to the researchers were just the same.

According to Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 80 per cent of college students received sexts and 67 per cent admitted to have sent them. Though the act of lying may seem unethical and unhealthy for a relationship, the very fact that your partner is responding to you and making an effort is what matters.

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