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How often do you lie to your spouse?

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by MTM, Feb 25, 2017.

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  1. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    I lie every weekend about my wife's home decorating. "I'm going to move the chair over here. Do you like that?" "Yes." If I say no, it's just going to start a prolonged conversation that will keep me away from the ballgame. Though yes is really a delayed no anyway, because she'll move it again in six months and maybe I'll actually like that. Of course, the too-fast "yes" can get you in trouble too, then she knows I'm not paying attention and I'll get grief for that.

    But by golly, I love my wife. 99.8 percent of the time.
     
    playthrough, Mar 1, 2017
    #25
  2. MisterCreosote

    MisterCreosote Well-Known Member

    I'm in the unfortunate position of having a wife who knows that I used to just mindlessly agree with my exes just to get them to shut the fuck up.

    Now, I actually DO agree with her 95 percent of the time, but she still thinks I'm blowing her off sometimes.
     
    MisterCreosote, Mar 1, 2017
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  3. Hermes

    Hermes Well-Known Member

    Agree, but always add a bullshit but believable detail for why you agree. It only takes a few seconds to come up with a reason for why they are right ("Oh yeah, it brings tons more light into the room!/It make me think of Spain!/Plus it saves you hours of work next spring!/That thing you're doing has completely made me re-think this thing I've never thought about!"), but it protects you from the accusation of mindless agreement. The moment I found out that trick was one of the great discoveries of my life.
     
    Hermes, Mar 1, 2017
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  4. swingline

    swingline Well-Known Member

     
    swingline, Mar 1, 2017
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  5. SnarkShark

    SnarkShark Well-Known Member

    I omit. I try not to lie, unless the truth would be unnecessarily damaging in some way.
     
    SnarkShark, Mar 2, 2017
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  6. BTExpress

    BTExpress Well-Known Member

    She once took a photo of me zonked out on the couch with a wide-open book in front of me.

    The jig is up for that lie in my house.
     
    BTExpress, Mar 2, 2017
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  7. three_bags_full

    three_bags_full Well-Known Member

    Mrs. t_b_f once recorded me snoring in the middle of the night. I claimed it was her boyfriend. Went over *insertcousineddieclick* really nice.
     
    three_bags_full, Mar 3, 2017
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