Hi all.
im after some advice please.
I have been with my partner for 8 months and he absolutely hates it when people lie (even a little white lie).
for some context - he always makes comments on how I do exactly as my mum advises and that I never listen to anyone else.
tonight I was on the phone to him, my mum was in earshot. I was telling him about a job I had accepted that I was originally unsure about. He asked “did you speak to your mum about it then?” Worried about what he might say (you’re always listening to your mum, you always do what she says blah blah blah) I said “no” to avoid going into the conversation when my mum was there (I didn’t want her to potentially hear him and for it to hurt her feelings).
he responded: “swear on my life?” And then I came clean that I really did speak to my mum about it.
he is now really angry at me, saying that he hates being lied to.
I simply wanted to protect his relationship with my mum - and that’s why I lied. But he doesn’t understand. Am I in the wrong here? I keep apologising.