My boyfriend is a great guy in many ways, but he has a strange habit of lying about small, completely inconsequential things. He’ll tell me he just left work when he’s actually still there, or that he finished a chore when he hasn’t even started it, or claim he’s seen a movie he clearly hasn’t. These aren’t big, damaging lies, and they’re usually easily verifiable, which makes it even more baffling.
The fact that these lies are so pointless is what’s truly unsettling. It makes me question everything he says, even when there’s no reason to. It feels like he prioritizes avoiding minor discomfort or potential mild disappointment over being honest, and it’s eroding my trust in his basic integrity. How do you confront someone about a pattern of dishonesty when the lies themselves are so trivial?
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