> he said he'll be in town next week for a conference and they could grab lunch together one day. The conference was a lie This seems a totally pointless lie.

> he said he'll be in town next week for a conference and they could grab lunch together one day. The conference was a lie This seems a totally pointless lie. Based on this story, I no longer trust this speaker. And, whatever advantage they thought they were hedging with this lie could have been achieved without it. I find the choice to lie here to indicate a kind of sociopathy - by the literal definition. Or, at least a complete lack of self-confidence.