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Not all lies are equal.
Complete honesty is impossible, and everyone lies to a greater or lesser extent daily.
However, whilesome fibsare semi-harmless omissions or half-truths, others have the potential to upend peoples entire lives.
An anonymous man turned to the GuyCry online group for help after going through anightmarishsituation in hisfamily.
Scroll down for the full story, including the advice the internet gave the distraught man.
Youll find our full interview with him below.
My life has changed forever because of her actions.
I am still processing everything and finding ways to work through it.
In the end, that is all I wantmy family, he said.
I no longer feel safe around her, and it is very difficult to trust her.
She was spreading the lies for attention.
It all comes back to the child looking for attention online.
So it still hurts the way my wife tried to handle that and is something I think about daily.
In these situations, you have to be your own biggest advocate.
If someone is saying something about you that isnt true, defend yourself.
Maybe you have someone in your corner, maybe you dont.
At the end of the day, you are your own biggest ally.
It helps to have support around you, but never be afraid to defend yourself, he said.
That is something I think about every day.
After speaking with various parents who have similar experiences, I am worried about our younger generations.
It is terrifying, the author said.
The world is online, and that will never change.
She, and others like her, need to learn internet safety.
We tried for years to guide her, but we cant take any more chances.
I want our society to take those threats seriously.
Social media is destroying this younger generation.
We need to be educating our children on the dangers they will face online.
We tried, but she didnt care.
The internet is a massive, dangerous place for children.
Enforcing boundaries with compulsive or pathological liars is essential, as being around them can be exhausting.
Broadly speaking, compulsive liars tell lies as a reflex without even realizing it.
Regular people lie for a variety of reasons.
For instance, one person might avoid telling someone else the truth out of consideration for their feelings.
Generally, people dont want to hurt others.
Most of these small lies are (relatively) harmless.
The issue arises when someones default response in life is to lie rather than tell the truth.
Compulsive liars may have started lying in childhood to cope or protect themselves.
Theres no need not to be honest here.
These liars might not be conscious of their behavior.
However, others intentionally lie to manipulate others for personal gain.
For example, to establish and quickly improve their status in their social groups.
That way, you’ve got the option to spot patterns in their behavior.
Most of these lies were inconsequential white lies.
6% of respondents who were generally honest had bad days when they lied much more frequently.
Meanwhile, 1% of respondents almost never lied.
Slander is dangerous, and its effects can be massive.
The reality is that even if you havent done anything wrong, public perception is hard to change.
Yes, eventually, the truth will come out whether in a court of law or not.
But the damage to your reputation can last your lifetime.
There are some things that you simply never lie or joke about if you respect the other person.
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