Partner just told me my own story??

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Bit of a weird, not serious thread but I'm feeling a bit odd about this. About a week ago I told my partner a funny story about my brother taking his work colleges contraceptive pill by accident thinking it was a hayfever tablet (that she said he could take)
Tonight my partner turns to me and says "Hey here's a funny story from when I was a kid Tells me the exact same story but says it was one of his mums pills then adds "I was so sick the next day" I just told him it wouldn't make him ill and he huffed and said he must have got ill at the same time. Afterwards he was googling what happens if the man takes the pill.

I know there are bigger things that a partner could lie about but why would you bother making it up? And how did he not realise it was my own story hes telling me. I'm just a bit about the whole thing.
Thanks for listening

how did he not realise it was my own story hes telling me

Mt SIL does this all the time, She also changes her story a bit to make it more exciting, I suggest you just nod and let him tell his tale. It's just Chinese whispers.

I've done similar. Usually when someones told me something when I'm tired.

I don’t think it matters. My boyfriend is constantly nicking my lines - I see it as flattering, because I am SO hilarious! I do take the piss out of him for it tho.

And I used to have a close colleague/friend who was absolutely famous among those we worked with for doing this. He admitted it when pushed - we all just found it quite funny and endearing......

I had a friend that did this, he just got a bit mixed up I think, he did have a lousy memory.

My cousin does this. She has a crap memory. There is nothing sinister about it.

My ex and his family would all repeat exactly what you'd just said to them in a conversation, directly after you'd said it, like it was their amazing idea. It was the most baffling thing I've ever experienced and I think they were just very self absorbed and slightly stupid as well.

People who dredge up 'funny' stories out of context are generally pretty dull, boring and inauthentic is all I can think. I find them tedious tbh. Your story was real and current and that's great. The way he came up with his and then was clearly doing research to improve it suggests that he feels the need to try and entertain people, including you - that he's not comfortable being himself. I would wonder if I really knew him at all. I'd be looking out for other signs of inauthenticity and, yes, lack of self esteem. If the relationship is worth staying with I'd think you need to address this with him. Maybe it would be a relief for him to realise that he can be himself and people will still like him.

God I used to have a friend like this, she used to be a story stealer, moment stealer, it was just weird! When I had my baby he had an outfit on all from various different shops, socks, shorts, top etc and she said that her baby had the exact same outfit. Anyway your bf maybe got carried away, just see if he does things like this in the future again

I wouldn't like this, but I accept that some people wouldn't be bothered. I hate liars, which to me is what he basically is. It did NOT happen to him.

My mother used to do this to me all the time.
She would tell a story about something that happened to me, like she was there and would always get something wrong and then would get angry if I corrected her or even mentioned it was my story.
My mother is very attention seeking though and is known to make up stories to get that attention.

My mum does something similar...over the years stories of events that I was present for become more and more embellished. She does it for attention, but I suspect she actually believes herself.

I wouldn’t think too much into it. I am watching the Glastonbury highlights just now with my gf and mentioned someone telling me about the flag of Kim Kardashian getting flown when Kanye was playing a couple of years ago and she laughed and told me it was her that showed it to me! Obviously not the same but I do stuff like that all the time, forget who told me a funny anecdote and end up retelling it to the very person who told me!

Completely agree with @Aquamarine1029

Bonkers.

I had a friend at school who was a liar. Something about liars makes you instinctively want to protect them because their lies are so pathetic. Probably why you didn't say anything.

My friend was easily the coolest chick imaginable and had no need to lie. But she did lie, all the time. It was awkward keeping pace.

Sounds like your man is cut from the same cloth.

This rings huge alarm bells for me, because I had an ex who did this a lot. He'd tell long elaborate stories to friends and I'd think 'didn't I hear someone else tell this already?' it took me 4 years to realise it was more than just these tales, I wasn't imagining it, and he lied constantly. He'd lie about what shop he went to, what he'd eaten for lunch . The final straw was finding out he had fabricated an abused childhood sob story and then some. He had so many flaws but I put up with way more than I should have out of empathy. Urgh.

Anyway... Because of my own experience and his reaction I'd be on high alert.

This is a bonkers thread.

Of course it’s fucking weird!!!

Are you all on glue?!

@Adsy1988 yes, we all do that. But it's not the same. The same is if you'd said 'I went to Glastonbury and saw/waved a Kardashians flag'

I would totally hate this! So people are saying he’s probably got a bad memory, no he hasn’t! He’s fucking lying!