Good post. That is sad, though.

As I tried to express in my earlier comment, sometimes little white lies are necessary. Discretion is often the better part of valor.
Also, sometimes they are just fun, especially when you're bored sick. And if they do no harm, what's wrong with it? (Not that I EVER lie, mind you!)

My mouth dropped open when I read that he is forty five.Everything else was just a blur.

You a liar? hard to believe it! Omission is always the best way out and no one wants to look like the odd man out regardless of whether it is agreeing someone is beautiful or Joe trying to keep up with the Jones. (you do know you and j' are the Jones) He is trying to impress you and feel important too. It is sad the lengths people will go to feel important. Lies to affairs. My jaw is back up where it belongs and I still love your blogs!

There is no one that hasn't experienced telling these. I've done it before. You don't mean to do it, it's sometimes just a slip up and you're not trying to hurt anyone. I totally understand.

well the little white lies to me means that not to hurt anyone
That is why we do this time to time.I know this is not the
proper tblemshing but look at this way they are happy to hear it.
Why not.We have enough problems here on earth.

Nothing wrong with little white lies. Sometimes it's simply a matter of self-preservation. I mean, seriously, what are you supposed to say when a woman asks you, "Honestly Honey. Does this dress make my butt look fat?" I HATE sleeping on the couch and eating fast food for a week!

people who tell those sad little lies can be quite funny. they have to top your story and it is so obvious they are making it up. my father in law came in contact with a person like that recently, they were discussing their cats. this person cats were so much better and funnier. i told father in law, you should have said one of your cats can tap dance with a top hat on.

Well... I agree with pecan that musicians are always looking for "Friends". I constantly get invites from bands and if you have a "Band" page, you get more!

He does sound like a tool though, I am going to T&S's myspace page now to see if I can pick him out. LOL

I was an habitual liar--and a good, convincing one--for the first 30 years of my life--people lie for many reasons, the main one being to make themselves look better than they really think they are--outrageous liars do it for attention even though it is negative attention--I could keep on going on but the bottom line is that now even a small white lie makes me break out in a sweat so I find it easier NOT to lie.

I had an acquaintance in school much the same way. She would tell the biggest whoppers ever. I too felt sorry for her, and I always acted as though I believed everything she said. She felt, for some reason, she had to lie to be liked. I never wanted to hurt her.

Leave it, it proves the well said point in your post. It is better to just give the benefit of the doubt. When that is done, there is nothing but + energy to be found.

Ah that is a sad little lie. Well I must say I have told my share of woppers. Now I just call it comedy. On a serious note I am a skeptic myself, I have a friend that will tell a lie just for the heck of it for attention I guess. I now am very skeptical and once I get a whiff of something that just doesn't make sense I just write it all off as a lie.

ok, like in your post, I am one of those people who say what they think and I must give you something to think about. Some time back I made a myspace page. Bands(usually people they hire) very often,,,I mean a lot!!,, send invites to new members. When I joined I received quite a few. From bands I had never heard of..it is how independent bands advertise their stuff. They build thousands of "friends" who are word of mouth advertisement as well spreading the word if even one "new friend" adds their song to the new page. See, it could have happened this way easily...and it was just coincidental that he had heard of them before. If that happened to someone and the accepted the invitation to be friends...isn't it one of those "white lies" you were talking about if he said he saw them rather than heard about them from a friend, while leaving a comment? just something to think about........