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Lies

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goodtimesarecomin · 27/01/2023 12:09

My boyfriend is lovely kind & caring but he has a habit of Lying. For example if I am ever mad at him for some reason he will pull a sympathy card for something that turns out to be not a lie but completely over exaggerated. I don't want to put any examples as if he read this he would know it's him. Buy would be something Like he couldn't make something and he said he had a car accident not to me but to someone else just to much. The list goes on.
Is there a future with someone like this. My family think I could never trust him but in ever y other respect he is lovely and I have had some worse relationships in the past.
Does anyone else know someone like this

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KangarooKenny · 27/01/2023 12:11

My DH has always told little lies. I only realised it a few years ago. It means I no longer believe a word he says. This, along with other things, has caused massive resentment and I can’t see us being to much longer.
Id suggest you save yourself the heartache, and find someone you trust.

Pseudonamed · 27/01/2023 12:57

My mum lies and it is very difficult to have a conversation with her because you never fully believe anything that comes out of her mouth. I would not be able to be with someone who does this.

Deerlander · 27/01/2023 16:47

Oh god no

Liars are the pits and it only gets worse, always.

Find someone with a concience, it's not your job to find the good in him where it doesn't exist.

AttilaTheMeerkat · 27/01/2023 17:04

There is no future with someone like this. The fact too you state you’ve had worse relationships in your past is also concerning.

Please ditch this person today and work on rebuilding your own self worth. Your boundaries here, already damaged by previous poor relationships, are being further damaged by this person.

have a look at and enrol yourself on to the Freedom Programme. It is for those who have been in abusive relationships

ZaphodDent · 27/01/2023 17:44

I'm hesitant to tell this story because I don't want to give you false hope.

A relative of mine married a guy who was fantastic in every way, apart from a habit of lying. I noticed it from my social interactions with him (I'm male also). He would just lie to get out of any trouble he was in. My relative picked up on it as well and she told me she knew he lied and it was getting to her.

But, he seems to have matured out of it. I don't see it anymore. I think she gave him an ultimatum. It was weird because he was so lovely apart from that. My guess is that he had learned to lie as a way of dealing with an oppressive father.

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