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I had a friend in college who did this, lying frequently about even inconsequential things. I asked him about it, and he said that he rarely lied to get an obvi
by jessriedel 6y ago
I had a friend in college who did this, lying frequently about even inconsequential things. I asked him about it, and he said that he rarely lied to get an obvious direct advantage over someone like we imagine. Rather, he mostly just enjoyed knowing that other people were operating under false info, very much like dramatic irony except in real life.
It was weird, and I don't think it served him well in the long run. However, his girlfriends were consistently more beautiful than you'd expect for his looks/personality/wealth.
- JoeAltmaier 6y agoI had one who would tell outrageous lies, growing from simple comments. It was ludicrous. "This window is a long way up" I'd say. "Some animals can make that jump" he'd come out with. "Kangaroos can do it." "No, I don't think they could. It's too far up?" "Sure they can. I saw one do it! You calling me a liar?" It was exhausting, the nonsense he'd spout. The first time I'd encountered such an obvious prevaricator. I wondered how he functioned.