tell them you dont appreciate them lying to you then, if you wish to remain friends with them, you tell them to respect you enough to be honest, or they ship out
roseofsharonmanchester, Hampshire, England UK8,699 posts
If it wasn't serious and someone was trying to spare my feelings, I am sure I can see it from their point of view and that they were acting in my best interests. If the lie was designed to be hurtful or they are a compulsive liar.... I would ditch them!!
You know exactly where you stand with a gambler, adulterer, a drunk, thief... but you never know where you are up to wih a liar!! Get rid..!!
Old Herman's Hermits song....This door swings both way, It goes in and out!
Knew a couple some years back. I really liked them, but caught them in so many lies. But because my (now deceased) wife treasured their friendship so much, I never confronted them. I don't even know if they knew how rediculess their lies sounded.
I'm not even sure they knew they were lying and maybe even began believing their own lies. Other than that, they were good people.
But when a partner lies to you, it's a whole different ballgame. But brutal honesty can be just as painful
lostsoulinspacechocowinity, North Carolina USA521 posts
I do not cope with people that lie, once i find out, its over, no matter what my heart wants me to do. Ive been there and done that, its a dead end street, Marge
Yep, because they are lying either to "pull the wool over someones eyes" in some way, or they are lying because they are compulsive liars and they just cover up 1 lie with another one and it all usually ends in tears. Either way you can't win with a liar at all. Plus, once someone has lied to you, you can never fully trust them again ever.
It hurts at first. Then I take my time to learn from my mistakes and lack of discernment and I move on, having forgiven myself for having been an idiot and a fool. You win some, you lose some...
I just tell them there full of s__t, straight out i tell them i don't believe anything you say, i don't like liars , and i don't like you, usually they don't bother me after that, but some people never give up, then i get mean !!!
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