Why do women lie about their age?

That was the topic of discussion on Lite FM this morning as I was driving to work. They went bla bla bla... And then this woman called in with a true story.

She said that she had been dating this man who thought she was two years older than him. And one day he proposed to her. She thought that it would be better to come clean, so she told him the truth: that she was eight years older than him. And he called off the wedding! (exclamation mark was hers)

The DJs were Zac and Sara, and they asked her for more details...Sara asked how long they had been dating, and she said two years. And one of them asked (I think it was Zac), "And in two years, didn't he ever check how old you were?" And that woman said (several times, actually, in the whole conversation) that if he had asked, directly, she would have told him the truth.

But I say, if you tell a guy how old you are, of course he would accept it! He should! Why would he doubt it, unless if he thinks you're a liar (which I wouldn't appreciate if it was me) or if you really don't look the age you told him?

The girl kept saying that the guy called off the wedding because of the age difference. Zac said several times that it could be because she had lied to him (for two years!) but she kept saying "no no no! It was because of the age difference! I would have told him the truth if he had asked, if it was so important to him..." Bla bla bla... that age shouldn't be a factor... Well tell me, if age shouldn't be a factor, why did you have to lie about yours?

Neither of the DJs actually came out and accused the girl, but I think Zac at least thought so...but instead he kept asking, "Didn't the guy ever check?"

But why should he check? I was itching to call in and tell the girl, "You, girl, it's entirely your fault for lying, so stop whining!"