Dilute the lie with truthful details: Suppose you lie to your wife that you stayed late at work for a colleague's birthday, even though you actually hung out at a strip bar with friends. How would you lie?
First, you will say that Alevtina Petrovna from accounting had a birthday today and she invited everyone to her office after work to celebrate. And now you should add a truthful detail - for example, tell how Alevtina Petrovna was dressed today, which should certainly be real. You should not make people up, it is too implausible.
You can add a short story about what a cool whiskey she bought - and that will also be partly true, because this cool whiskey you drank with your friends in the bar.
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