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All of the above. She didn't want to face the fact that what she did would cause you pain. So she lied.
Men are encouraged to be assertive, women are encouraged to be "good" and avoid conflict. So when you can't _be_ good, because of something you've done, you have to at least _appear_ good. So you lie.
No excuse for it, of course. Most women eventually ignore the "good girl" trap, but sometimes that comes later, and of course some never do.
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