A long-time friend of mine (4+years) has proven himself to be a liar time and again.
Things he lied about
- An electronic item of his being stolen when he really lost it and then pinned it on the buttmonkey of the group (came out with the truth almost two years later, with us believing the buttmonkey to be a thief for that time)
- Claimed a long-time ex committed suicide and recievied notification of it while we were driving home from the movies, told us and seemed genuinelly distressed, turns out she is alive.
- talks poorly and complains about everyone else in the group behind everyone's back, and even pits members against each-other
- denied ex's FB profile being hers despite the contrary (just found this out)
I've been nothing but his friend, supporter and confidant for years. I've seen him through thick and thin, and this is what comes up. He betrays our trust and sets us against each-other.
What the fuck am I supposed to do /adv/... I'm so hurt and I just don't want to believe he is malicious.
Also this shit is ridiculous we are all 20-something men not fucking highschool girls.
>>18434919
He sounds v manipulative. If you take him on prepare for a war cos he will try and set your mates against you.
>>18434942
That's just it though, we are ALL on to his bullshit and are going to get to the bottom of this, I'm just so damn hurt and confused.
As bad as it sounds, I want him to have a good reason despite lying to us and lying to my face
Seems like he lacks empathy when lying. This is dangerous, this is one of the traits of a pathological liar. Unlike compulsive liar, pathological liar lies because its part of himself. Its also the reason why you kept trusting him, because he lied so naturally you subconsciously believe what he said.
There's no really proper way for him to stop lying aside you avoiding him or smacking him on the head.
Even worse, if you stop being friends he would definitely manipulate his knowledge of you so that others have a beef on you; its only natural for him. Instead you should follow the old saying, 'keep your friends close but your enemies even closer'.
Like I said earlier, we are all privy to his ways no so the chances of us being turned on each-other are slim...
but I would never pin him as unempathetic. It's hard to believe him such a pathological liar but the more I think about it the more it makes sense.
>>18434919
You might be dealing with a Borderline personality. They're kinda like narcissists in the absence of self-reflection, but their behaviors tend to be irrationally self-destructive (as opposed to self-serving).