Pathological Liars

I've known a few. There used to be nothing more frustrating to me than a pathological liar. They will say anything to win an argument, to impress you, or to just hear themselves talk. Now, they fascinate me. I guess it is because I'm a horrible liar. When I was little I used to make up these crazy tall tales when my Mom would question me. Finally she had a little talk with me. "I know your lying when you make up a long-winded story about what happened." I had a tell. And she was kind enough to point it out to me. The lesson I learned, if you are going to lie, make it simple or people will know. But pathological liars make it bigger and better each time. They don't even care if you don't believe them, they just keep on lying. They keep lying until they wear you down enough to say that you believe them.

One of my dearest friends is a pathological liar. For a while I thought I was going crazy. He would tell me things that I knew were not true, and I would second guess myself all the time. That is until I figured out the game. Then I stopped playing and things changed for the better. He grew comfortable with me so he lied less. And I learned not to bare my soul to him so I wouldn't get mad when he used it in some twisted lie. It's all about compromise. Every relationship requires compromise. Some more than others. Most people would say being friends with a pathological liar is not worth it, but I think it can be. It's never dull, that's for sure.