How can I overcome jealousy and stop lying?

my boyfriend is so angry with me because I lie to him. I told him I was with someone else when I was hanging out with my guy friend. I have lied about this kind of stuff before when it involves guy friends, but I only lie because I know he will get pissed if he finds out I hung out with another guy alone. Almost everytime I have lied like this I get caught. I know the easy answer is "Don't lie anymore, but it feels much more complicated." I am so stressed because he thinks I am a liar and I lie about other stuff too.

I am just as hard on him when it comes to hanging out with other girls but I am learning to overcome that jealousy. I feel like I should tell him we need to be more open to us having alone time with friends I would never cheat on him and I think that if we were more open that I wouldn't lie. Maybe I'm completely wrong... What should I do, what should I tell him?

As you said "just don't lie anymore". Just be real with him and let him know that even dough you hang out with your guy friends that non of them can come between you to. And if he can't be confident and comfortable with yall relationship maybe you should move on...

you lie because you know what you are doing is wrong, otherwise you would invite your boyfriend to hang out with you and your male friend

Dont you have girlfriends you can hang out with? I dont think its proper to hang out with another guy alone...even if you are just friends. It doesnt look good, and can give anyone the wrong impression. If you know that your boyfriend gets mad when you hang out with a guy friend ALONE (and he has every right to) then why do you keep doing it??

Lying is for cowards!!

thanks everyone for your advice... I came clean and everything worked out well!