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Faked a positive covid test

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EC1567 · 22/10/2021 21:27

Hey,

Think my partner faked a covid test to avoid having to come to my best friends wedding with me.

What are your thoughts on this?

There's no bad feeling between them at all they hardly know each other.

All thoughts/comments welcomed :)

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tedsletterofthelaw · 22/10/2021 21:32

What makes you think he faked it?

Pinkbonbon · 22/10/2021 21:33

How long has he been hour partner?
Has he form for never wanting to go places with you? Or keeping elements of his life seperate from you? (or yours from him)

Teacupsandtoast · 22/10/2021 21:34

What makes you think that?

silveryslade · 22/10/2021 21:34

How?

But if he did he must have felt like it wouldn't be accepted if he just said he didn't want to go. Maybe he was worried about Covid or had anxiety about the event.

Either way you are suspicious. But you have got to ask why he would lie rather than tell you. Something is not right there.

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EC1567 · 22/10/2021 21:43

We've been together about 7 years now and I saw it on his laptop when I went to use it.

He did seem to have positive lateral flow tests but I honestly don't know how it could be faked so maybe it was curiosity to see if it could be faked? But either way it's still suspicious...

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EC1567 · 22/10/2021 21:44

@Pinkbonbon

How long has he been hour partner? Has he form for never wanting to go places with you? Or keeping elements of his life seperate from you? (or yours from him)

Yeah I've never felt he ever really wants to attend anything with me

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Pinkbonbon · 22/10/2021 21:49

Assuming you've met his family and froends after 7 years?

I was thinking it might be that he didn't see you as a serious partner and so did not want to be seen out and about with you. Perhaps because he is also seeing other women.

But after 7 years presumably other ppl in his life are well aware of you. And ye olde Facebook status is set to 'in a relationship' ? (Not that everyone does this of course).

Or are the clues that he might be hiding you from someone?

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EC1567 · 22/10/2021 21:56

@Pinkbonbon

Assuming you've met his family and froends after 7 years?

I was thinking it might be that he didn't see you as a serious partner and so did not want to be seen out and about with you. Perhaps because he is also seeing other women.

But after 7 years presumably other ppl in his life are well aware of you. And ye olde Facebook status is set to 'in a relationship' ? (Not that everyone does this of course).

Or are the clues that he might be hiding you from someone?

No I don't think so but I see why you'd think that haha.

Even if that were true which I really don't think is the case, coming to my friends wedding wouldn't cause an issue for him as there was no one there that he knew beyond my friends and their partners

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Pinkbonbon · 22/10/2021 21:57

Other option could be that he is the narcissistic sort and knew this was important to you so he deliberately chose not to go in order to upset you. But if that was the case then he probably wouldn't have bothered with the covid excuse. ...Unless he left the stuff out for you to find out he was faking it.

Option three is that he is just a lazy bastard who doesn't actually even like you that much.

Either way though, if you actually think your partner would pull this bullshit then it's time to go really isn't it? Your gut is obviously screaming at you that he is a shitty person who you can't trust. Time to go.

worriedatthemoment · 22/10/2021 21:59

Has he had a pcr to confirm ?

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EC1567 · 22/10/2021 22:01

@worriedatthemoment

Has he had a pcr to confirm ?

He didn't no - Just the lateral flow test

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Gncq · 22/10/2021 22:03

So you saw search results on his laptop for "faking a Covid test" at the time he got a positive?

Well yeah I'd actually be suspicious about this.
Can you do a bit more digging? Get his PCR test results or something?
Does he have a bit on the side going on?

Gncq · 22/10/2021 22:04

I don't think you can fake a lateral flow other that using a blue pen to draw a line yourself.

Get him to do another lateral flow and keep watch of it?

NerrSnerr · 22/10/2021 22:05

If he isn't doing a PCR is he planning on self isolating for 10 days? That seems extreme to get out of a weddding.

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EC1567 · 22/10/2021 22:05

@Gncq

So you saw search results on his laptop for "faking a Covid test" at the time he got a positive?

Well yeah I'd actually be suspicious about this.
Can you do a bit more digging? Get his PCR test results or something?
Does he have a bit on the side going on?

He did his quarantine and no longer has COVID - I said to him about a pcr but he said he thought 3 positive lateral flow tests was enough.

What made you think there may be someone else?

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Pinkflipflop85 · 22/10/2021 22:05

Lateral flows are easy to fake a positive on.

Ask him when his pcr is booked for. Seems a bit daft to do this to get out of a wedding if he is faking it ‐ he won't be able to go anywhere for a while!

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EC1567 · 22/10/2021 22:06

@Pinkflipflop85

Lateral flows are easy to fake a positive on.

Ask him when his pcr is booked for. Seems a bit daft to do this to get out of a wedding if he is faking it ‐ he won't be able to go anywhere for a while!

How do you fake them?

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Sittingonabench · 22/10/2021 22:06

It’s a bit odd that your mind has gone to that. Do you think he’d be comfortable just telling you no, he doesn’t want to attend?

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EC1567 · 22/10/2021 22:09

@Sittingonabench

It’s a bit odd that your mind has gone to that. Do you think he’d be comfortable just telling you no, he doesn’t want to attend?

I would of thought so.

It's just so strange he bought a suit etc for it but then why would be even be looking at how to fake a test?

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Pinkflipflop85 · 22/10/2021 22:10

Certain liquids will produce a line.

MargotMoon · 22/10/2021 22:13

How do you fake them?

Why don't you Google it, like your boyfriend did?

Myotherusernamewastakenagain · 22/10/2021 22:15

Is this camgirl guy?

PissyMum · 22/10/2021 22:15

Could it just be curiosity or him seeing how reliable the tests actually are? I know I googled some similar stuff last summer when my local college had to keep closing whole year groups and it turned out some of the kids had worked out that you could get a fake positive by putting a few drops of lemon juice on them. I was just curious to see whether it was true or not but if my partner had seen that search and the immediate conclusion they came to was that I was doing it to get out of something I’d be pretty hurt. Unless there’s some big backstory of him lying and making excuses not to attend things I’d think it was pretty innocent.

AndSoFinally · 22/10/2021 22:19

You can produce a positive. If you drink citrus fruit juice right before doing one it'll come up positive. Or use orange juice to run the test. Haven't actually tried it myself but a lot of kids at DCs school were apparently doing this

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EC1567 · 22/10/2021 22:22

@Myotherusernamewastakenagain

Is this camgirl guy?

Yes

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