People who lie about EVERYTHING!!!

Ok so do any of you guys have those friends that compulsively lie about EVERYTHING. I mean the kind that lie when they really have no reason to. I have like 3 "friends" like that and its ridiculous.

For example one of them I started hanging out with last year told me an extremely elaborate story about a sister he used to have that died in a car wreck when he was a baby and how his parents never talk about it and he told me not to tell anyone cause its a personal thing right. Well months later I run into some of his old friends and we get to talkin about him. One of the first things they ask me is if he told me about his "sister" that apparently drowned to death on a cruise???? Apparently he tells everyone different versions of this story???? Thats just one example....but yea its super weird they just seem to lie for the sake of lying even when they won't really benefit from it in anyway.

I know you guys have to know people like that. Why do you think they do it???

 

Yes i hate those people,you know they are lieing and they lie so much. I think it is a mental ilness or something.

 

I have a friend that is often dishonest. A lot of time he makes plans implying one thing, and then throws a wild card the last minute, why we have to do this instead. It really pisses me off; but he's been a friend a long time.

He seems to think he's a master manipulator, but we always know what he's doing, call him out on it every now and then. Mostly it's just too much of a hassle. It really sucks.

He also tells different versions of the same story to different people, making it hard to know what to believe.

He did a really elaborate lie one time, with an accomplice and everything, claiming he lost his virginity. He eventually confessed to me and our good mutual friend after a few months.

 

Yes, we have one. It's a real problem for him, he's based his whole life on lies. I feel bad for him, it seems to be part of a mental health problem and it's all going to crash around him aswell as hurting those he's deceived. I used to lie about stupid, pointless stuff from time to time, when I was younger, so I know how it can happen, but I never got into compulsive liar territory. About 90% of what comes from this guy's mouth is bullshit. Sad.

 

my best friend is like that..Ive known him a really long time and Im used to it

its just the way he is and thats that

 

i had one, but he died on a cruise...

 

god these people suck. I get mad and yell at them sometimes.

 

I have one of my best friends and she cracks me up because her lies are just crazy! And everyone knows that she lies all the time and one day I asked her why and she said "I dont know, sometimes I even lie to myself!"

Oh well, I dont know I guess its not that extreme hehe, but I love her!

 

My friend the Queen of England won't stop lying either.

 

I don't associate myself with people like that anymore. But I do know a lot of people like that...specifically the "one uppers"

 

no, my friends are so honest they are complete bastards. i feel blessed.

 

I know a few friends who lie plenty, i know when they are telling lies. when i see there lips move..

 

Its an art form to some folks I'm afraid....:-/

 

I'm the opposite, I'm compulsively honest and I make friends with people who are honest.

the only problem with that is when I want to lie to protect someone's feelings etc
and I'm then on shaky ground and crap at it.

I suppose the advantage of being a serial liar is you have the experience to swing it
when it comes to telling the big fat lies that you may have to haul out on occasion.

 

Yeah, I know one of those, she's seriously fucked my life up.

I fucking hate when people choose to lie when they can tell the truth. And in this case it's nothing elaborate or whatever, not big stories with dead siblings. It's just lying about everything, when there's no reason to. "where are you" = "oh I'm right outside, be in in like five minutes". Two hours later, "oh sorry, I just went to see some people, I'll be there in like 5 minutes" (still a half hour drive away with no intention in coming over.... AND has the pot)

So yeah.... I don't put up with that, and no longer listen to a word she says.

 

I don't keep people who lie to that extent around me. If someone lies, their word and anything they say means absolutely nothing to me. Ruins all their credibility. Truth is the only thing that gives our words any meaning and value.