An older man who knows that saying something that is untrue puts him at an advantage, isn’t adverse to lying.

The truth is, an older man doesn’t always mean what they say and they aren’t any less prone to lying than a younger man is.

Human beings are innately selfish when it comes to matters like this.

We can’t help but say what needs to be said in order to get what we want.

We don’t always care about the consequences.

We care about the rewards.

To tell whether this older man means what he says, observe what he has done after the fact.

When he is taking real steps to accomplish what he told you he would do for you, he meant what he said.

His actions are a good measure for how much he means what he says when he says it.

Is he frequently around friends who are honest and rarely mislead others into believing something they shouldn’t?

Our friends are a reflection of who we are.

This means that he has a higher likelihood of being honest and truthful, considering he has friends who bear these characteristics.

Does he constantly remind you of what he promised?

This means he didn’t initially make that promise in passing.

Mentioning it regularly means he is serious about fulfilling said promise.

Each time he mentions it, you can tell he gets excited.

He gets animated about what he is saying.

When he gets this excited or animated over something, he has an emotional attachment to it.

Most men aren’t going to develop this emotional attachment out of thin air.

Telling you what he doesn’t mean is only going to get him so far before he runs out of gas.

He won’t have any passion about whatever it is that he has told you he will do for you in later days or months.

When he doesn’t mean what he says, he rarely brings up the subject, if ever.

If he does, there is no palpable excitement in his voice or gestures.

He is looking to move on to the next topic fairly quickly in the hopes you don’t dwell on the subject.

This is how you know that this man either means what he says or he doesn’t.

Older men have a tendency to be insecure about being older.

When you are significantly younger than him, his insecurity soars, as he worries about how well he fits into your world.

As an older man, he is worried that you will get bored with him easily, as he struggles to keep up with you.

Additionally, he is worried about you judging his actions and comparing him to how a younger man would have behaved given the same activity.

Basically, he is worried that he is competing with guys half his age when it comes to you.

This compels him to tell you what he doesn’t mean so as to make up for what he considers to be a deficiency.

To tell whether he is saying something he doesn’t mean, consider how often he gives you these promises right after he has been around you and younger men.

For example, he was recently with you at an event where there were lots of younger people and he felt threatened.

Upon returning home, he fabricates lies about what he can do for you or what he is all about.

This is his insecurity.

He is telling you this, motivated by the event you two went to that was occupied with lots of younger people.

As aforementioned, he felt threatened and this is how he covers up for his insecurity as an older man.