Reply #28: Uh... virtually every human being [View All]

Maybe not about the exact same thing but please give me a break. Yeah, it was a stupid thing to lie about since if the relationship went anywhere she'd eventually have to admit she'd started it on a lie but people do that all the time.

They lie about their age, their job, their income, their past, their interests, their political opinions, their taste in food - they lie about anything to impress the person they're dating and so get a second date.

Most of the time, they're not big lies and they don't make too much of a difference but a lot of times, they do. Saying you're an architect when you're actually a mailroom clerk is pretty deceptive. Saying you're 27 when you're actually 38 is too. Sending a photo of your good-looking cousin instead of yourself is pretty nasty.

I'd be upset if someone lied like that to me, too but your post shrieks of moral outrage as if she did something on a par with the Rwandan massacre. Christ, people lie all the time - it's not pretty but "truly despicable?"