06/09/2026
If he knew she knew, why would he choose to lie?
I asked a very simple question: had he added anyone to his socials that he knew I wouldn’t be happy about?
He knew I had seen it.
He knew I could prove it.
And he still said no.
When I sent the screenshots, the truth was no longer in question, so the lie wasn’t about hiding what he had done. It was about how he chose to respond when confronted with it.
Later, he actually admitted he knew I knew and said he lied because he was angry with me and wanted to p**s me off.
Think about that.
A man supposedly trying to repair a relationship after betrayal, being given an opportunity to demonstrate honesty, transparency and accountability… and choosing deception as a way of expressing anger instead.
That isn’t rebuilding trust.
And it wasn’t an isolated incident. Earlier that year, when I tried to call and message him and he ignored me, he initially lied about being on the phone before changing his story and saying he had been with his brother.
Psychologically, repeated lying when the truth is likely to be discovered isn’t simply about the original behaviour anymore. It can become a way of avoiding accountability, controlling the narrative or punishing the other person when they challenge you.
And that was my aha moment:
I stopped asking, “Why would he lie?” and started asking, “What does his behaviour tell me about the kind of relationship he is actually offering?”
That question changes everything.
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