Liars. I am sure you know at least one chronic liar. I know one that I so want to "call out", but I don't. The lies are meaningless. They really don't have much, if anything, to do with me. They are usually about women that he gets, or money.
I have come to a conclusion. People that are chronic liars seem to have sad lives. It is less painful to live in their fantasy world. I get it.
So I decided to post a lie to see if I feel better. Ok, the following is all a lie but I do this in the interest of science:
I am a 32 year old woman with about $15,000,000 in the bank. I have several profitable investments. I have a boyfriend that is 39, also rich (he invented texting, you know, phone texting). My children are all perfect A+ students that wear purity rings and each hopes to serve the church by saving babies that have Aids in third world countries (what darlings my children are). I no longer need to work, but to keep my brain active I continue to write a series of novels that are quite successful (I donate all of the profits to babies with Aids in third world countries. My kids take after me).
End of lie. Back to reality.
Nope. I do not see the attraction to lying about one's life. I actually feel worse that none of it is true.
Maybe I should tell the liar how much better he would feel if he would just accept the reality.
Malicious Extrapolation
9 years ago
Nope. He'll just see you as a threat to his fantasy life and reject you and your well-meaning advice. Leave Peter Pan alone.
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