Couples confess ... to each other! Everybody lies a little when trying to make someone sexy fall for them. We found people who'd done just that and had never come clean to their partners ... until now.(The Hot Issue)

* In the early stages of dating, on person often pulls a make-the-connection ploy--a tiny fib that moves thing along quicker. Here, couples who go together as a result of such a clever ruse let their partners in on the scheme, and it turns out, these secret maneuver weren't always so secret after all.

SNEAKY STRATEGY: SCENTED SEDUCTION

MOLLY, 24, AND ANDY, 23 TOGETHER FOR 1 YEAR

Molly: We took an Italian cooking class together. While we were making porcini risotto, Andy mentioned that he had a thing for truffle oil. So when he wasn't looking, I dabbed some of it on my wrists and neck to turn him on.

Andy: Ha! Only Molly would think to do something like that!

Molly: At first I thought it was just a funny, goofy thing to do, but to my surprise, it worked.

Andy: No wonder I couldn't even wait until class was over to be with her. I pulled her into the broom closet during the break for a kiss.