AIBU to end things over his constant pointless lies?

Yes I've never seen a straight 100% vote yet!

You’re allowed to dump someone for their political beliefs you know 🙄. Not unusual not to want fo date someone who you feel holds fundamentally different views to you.

Yes my DD had a friend like this primary school too. One day she said they were moving house so she would have to change schools as well. My DD was quite upset. I happened to bump in to her dad at school drop off and said, oh I hear you're leaving us!...etc....he looked at me confused and his DD looked mortified lol.
This was just one of countless lies. It's annoying but fascinating at the same time. Presumably it was just attention seeking?? Hopefully she's grown out of it but even as a child my DD didn't do this so perhaps it's something that stays with you in to adulthood...?

He either has a mental issue (I mean a proper clinical issue) or something in his past that's making him live in a fantasy world, perhaps some trauma that he shies away from confronting.

Unless you're in deep and are willing to stand by while he gets counseling I'd get out of this.

Let him know that you can't have a serious relationship if you can't trust what he's saying and also that he should talk to somebody about this because he'll not be able to hold down a relationship or even a job in the long run.

@DownTheJohn I'd have dumped him at the first lie about the dog.

Run a mile. Ref flag.

Yes, me too, it's fascinating! Why do they do this? It's so odd

Bravo 🤣🤣🤣! OP, You must include that you are quite conservative in who you share your life with! 😂

Be careful - sounds abnormal, so it could be dangerous to call crazy out, so maybe just make up a reason and run, not necessarily exposing the lies?

I met a guy like this once. The problem was that he interspersed his lies with truthful statements so it was difficult to pin him down.

He said he had 2 degrees. (True)
He told me he was a bus driver (True) and he lived in a 4 bed detached house (True) which he owned.(False, his parents owned it )
He had a daughter who lived with his parents (True/False she was at boarding school)
He said the mother of his child was in a psychiatric unit (False she was in prison)
He said his dad owned a racehorse. (True)
He said he had a cleaner provided by his parents. (True)
He said that next-door's cat was always coming in the house and making a mess (False, they didn't have a cat and neither did he)
He said he picked up his daughter and took her to school on the bus he drove because the bus went past the school (False)

I put a stop to the relationship - such as it was - after a couple of months because my head was spinning.

Who's the weirdo 1%? For what reason do you think she should continue to date a fantasist and liar?

🙄 God forbid. Seriously, something wrong with people, by that, I mean you.

You would be unreasonable to stay with him!!!

Why isn’t this a post telling us you already broke up???

Very odd indeed. Sounds like he couldn't lie straight in bed.

I'm surprised you even need to ask! Surely you don't want to be in a relationship and never have any idea whether your partner is telling the truth or not.

I'd have dumped him for number 2, even without all the lies!
Nah, life is far far too short to spend with people like this.

I used to work with someone like this who made up an entire family that had various disasters that meant he often had to leave early and arrive late. Everyone was very understanding until we discovered none of them existed and it was all a complete fantasy! Utter weirdo, and actually got a bit scary when he was found out.

I'd give this one a very wide berth OP, not least because you'll never be able to belive a word he says.

Run. I had a friend who tuned out to be a compulsive liar. I regret not cutting her off before she did damage to my reputation.

I met someone when I was a teen who did similar. Except in their case, they felt sorry for their neighbour whose dog had died so they let the neighbour borrow theirs. At least this person was a teen trying to make their life seem more interesting. This man? Forget this relationship.

Run. A. Way.

They’re pointless but aren’t small. The dog one is truly bizarre - to make up a large dog, give it a name, make up anecdotes about it, and then claim it’s dead. That’s out and out fantasist.

Run for the hills. I didn’t, his lies were just the start before the anger and violence started. He can’t be trusted

He sounds really weird

Tell him you can’t Bear to be with someone who is at best an eccentric liar and at worst a deluded fantasist, so you are ending it now before you waste any Monet on him.

And then block…