My Husband lied - is it a big deal?

[nesting1]

My DH recently got made redundant and had a number of interviews lined up for this week, one of which was this morning.

He got up, dressed in his smart suit and left, called me on the way and once he had 'left the interview' to tell me how it had gone.

All great... however he had left his emails open on my laptop from printing out an email, and I have seen a message from him to the interviewer cancelling his interview this morning. So basically, he has lied to me about going to the interview yet has been out all morning.

We have since discussed the interview and he has obviously lied through his teeth about what they spoke about etc.

This is a big deal for us, he needs another job for us to be able to continue affording bills etc, so I don't know why he has lied, and also where he has been all morning?!

Am I being unreasonable to be upset? Don't know how to mention it to him! We were just about to try for a baby...

I have to confess, what bugs me here is how convincingly he lied.
I never thought my DH was a liar either, until I had the glaring evidence in front of me. And they were all petty things too.
So, whilst I empathise with the ' give him a pass' this once, I'm still uneasy.

@NoCanoe I agree don’t think he should get a free pass a lie is a lie that will lead on to more lies if not addressed.

But there is more than one way to have the discussion with him.

Any updates @nesting1

Thanks everyone.

He continued the lie until I said I knew he was lying, where he just apologised and said he had cancelled his interview while he was on the way to it as he just didn't feel that he would want the job even if they offered it to him.

I really don't understand... and think it's rude to cancel so last minute for the interviewer! In my opinion, as he was halfway there, he should have just gone for the experience.

But, after a bit of a debate about how I didn't understand why he didn't just say that to me rather than lie, we've tried to move on - I haven't quite forgotten about it yet though!

I hate arguments so for the easy life I haven't mentioned it since and don't really feel I can bring it up again now...

Does the timeline match?
He said he cancelled interview on the way there ?

Every good liar only fesses up when they confronted with the truth.

Sorry.