Describe a time when someone didn’t tell you the whole truth

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Describe a time when someone didn’t tell you the whole truth

I’m going to tell you about a time I was really upset about someone lying to me. As I wholeheartedly value the truth, I feel very disappointed when I find out that someone has lied to me, especially when it’s someone close to me. So, I’ll share the situation with you. I had just started dating a new guy and felt that I really liked him. I was 24 at the time, and he said that he was 30. He appeared to be a bit older than that, so I tried to clarify his age twice, which he insisted was exactly 30. So, I decided to believe him. I was chatting with his friend one day who was 32, and he made a comment that he was younger than Manny, which I was confused about at first. Later that day, I called Manny out about that over text, in which after several lies, finally confessed that he was actually 33 years old.

I know it wasn’t the most terrible lie someone could tell, but I felt that my trust in him was tested. I thought, if someone lies about simple personal details, what else do they lie about? He never stated his intentions about his lie, but I would imagine that maybe he felt he was too old for me. I guess that he was afraid to lose me if I knew he was 33, which wasn’t a problem for me. Furthermore, maybe he was struggling with accepting his age himself, so he wanted to keep believing that he was 30. I’m sure it was related to his insecurities one way or another. Anyway, whatever his reasons were, I decided to give him another chance, although I wasn’t happy that he was dishonest.