Why lie on Social Media?

[HollyBerri]

I know people exaggerate and make out everything is rosy and perfect but someone who I know recently posted a blatant lie about it being a special anniversary for her and partner. The thing is she is about 5 years and several months out. I was quite good friends with her at the time and was with her when she met him. I can date it to a specific month and year as it was the month before my dd was born.
Am now just a fb friend as it was not long after I realised she was full of crap but it’s just such an odd thing to say. Probably for some attention but what happens when it’s their real anniversary? Do people like this reframe things so she thinks what she is saying is true? It shouldn’t bother me and I didn’t call her out on it but I did read it and think wtf that’s not true at all. Why do people do this?

What would she have to gain from this? V confused

Comment a puzzled face emoticon and say "didn't you get married in [whatever year]?"

Ha ha! I have a family member on here - they claim that their in-laws simultaneously live in a "big pile in Henley on Thames" and also live in Goring -on - Thames next door to George Michael's House. Claimed that George Michael used to bring their in-laws hampers to apologise for all the screaming fans. None of this is true - they live in a perfectly normal house on an estate. (They had heard about George Michael bringing his neighbours hampers in the news!). Also claims that their in-laws are upper middle class and achingly "posh" when again they are nothing of the sort. Mother in law is very working class and father in law averagely middle class, but this person is OBSESSED with how " posh" they are!
Embellishes their dh's job on here too. They were head of Year 12 in a secondary school- this became "deputy head".
They also love to snipe on here about how "common" people are. The latest was about Facebooking piles of birthday presents and how common this is, when this person literally posts pictures of anything they believe shows off their wealth, including pictures of new radiators and "our posh new wardrobes".
They claim ridiculous things to show how "posh" they are - last year claimed on here that they had drunk hundreds of pounds worth of champagne in a first-class lounge, but when someone pointed out that would mean they drank three bottles they went silent!

I can't understand why they would do this on an anonymous forum, I suspect they feel a little kick of painting themselves as better than others.
It does keep the whole family entertained though. The MIL loves to hear about the latest lifestyle she is living in this person's head!

Maybe she's confused?

There are two extremes in my mind. One group says ‘everybody lies’ so why does it matter. Then people like me who think truth and authenticity is everything (and yes you can be truthful without being a dick). And then there is everyone in between.

I can only imagine that the social media fakers, exaggerators and liars hold everyone up to their own low standards so think fuck it - if we’re going to lie, why not go large.

That’s my theory anyway… I try never to lie so functioning adult people who behave like that are an absolute mystery to me!

Sorry I didn’t reply as I didn’t think it had actually uploaded! The person I was talking about had nothing to gain from the lie (except I suppose lots of likes & comments etc). She may be confused but it’s several years out so just odd.
reading between the lines I think she may be a little over find of the vodka as I have noticed a few evening rants which get deleted the next day. She lives abroad so not seen her for a long time but I guess she is probably a bit lonely. I remember her the ‘perfect’ partner she describes on sm ad being a bit controlling & very antisocial which probably adds to it.