There's a guy on QOTW who's written about his made up girlfriend
and people are lolling at it.

Am I the only one that thinks compulsive liars are a bit sad?
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 27 Oct 2010, 12:39, 5 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

More entertaining than sad

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Wed 27 Oct 2010, 12:41, Reply)

I hate them in real life though
once you've figured out that they're lying every new lie is just insulting!

Although the really convoluted ones can be quite funny, especially when they trip themselves up.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 27 Oct 2010, 12:46, Reply)

..and you assume that every nice things they ever said
was also a lie
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 27 Oct 2010, 12:47, Reply)

exactly!
plus you feel embarrassed for them that everyone knows they're lying.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 27 Oct 2010, 12:48, Reply)

That's the comedy payoff, surely

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Wed 27 Oct 2010, 12:54, Reply)

I'm a girl, I have empathy
even when they don't deserve it.

If I don't like them that's another matter, then it's lol city.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 27 Oct 2010, 13:01, Reply)

a girl not an awful person
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Wed 27 Oct 2010, 13:02, Reply)

I think it's sad too
And probably I cliked "I like this" before I realized he was lying.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Wed 27 Oct 2010, 12:42, Reply)

very very sad
I was married to one :(
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 27 Oct 2010, 12:45, Reply)

I know a few people who've been involved with compulsive liars, it's really destructive.
My friend had a boyfriend who even made up a fake twin brother! Seriously. She hadn't known him that long so obviously she didn't doubt it, but then when she said to his dad "I can't wait to meet Jake" the dad was like "eh?", she was so embarrassed.

I also know a girl who got married 3 weeks ago to a bloke who has a daughter his ex-wife would never let him see. Turns out neither of those people exist.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 27 Oct 2010, 12:47, Reply)

MONTY GOT MARRIED??!

( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Wed 27 Oct 2010, 12:49, Reply)

It's only a matter of days until this is true.

(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Wed 27 Oct 2010, 13:09, Reply)

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

( girlinthehole, Wed 27 Oct 2010, 13:10, Reply)

Graduatelolz

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 27 Oct 2010, 13:17, Reply)

You're not that much younger than me sunshine.

( girlinthehole, Wed 27 Oct 2010, 13:25, Reply)

Hahaha
I've not seen it for 20+ years and thought it was shit and consequently barely paid attention, but isn't the scene in the church between two characters of similar age?

I wasn't suggesting anything else. Honest guv!
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 27 Oct 2010, 13:31, Reply)

Really?
Fuck, I'd best get my kilt ordered!
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 27 Oct 2010, 13:14, Reply)

I have to say,
I'm pretty sure I do exist.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 27 Oct 2010, 13:17, Reply)

but DO YOU?

( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Wed 27 Oct 2010, 13:18, Reply)

Your sore bottom says I do.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 27 Oct 2010, 13:28, Reply)

You're sure she didn't just tie a buttplug to an Afghan hound and squint really hard?

(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 27 Oct 2010, 13:29, Reply)

I am not sure at all. Sounds like the kind of thing she'd do.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 27 Oct 2010, 13:31, Reply)

Ruff ruff.
I did think that inviting Jeff over was a good idea.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Wed 27 Oct 2010, 13:32, Reply)

Link to the story plz

(PsychoChomp, Wed 27 Oct 2010, 12:53, Reply)

Sorry I was outside
www.b3ta.com/questions/relationships/post935851
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 27 Oct 2010, 13:40, Reply)

Sad is the word I'd use
As I've known people to concoct whoppers of similar proportions - a friend of mine at school invented a similarly unbelievable imaginary girlfriend (who we were, of course, never allowed to meet) and even took offence on her behalf when we started up a running joke that she must be a sheep. The amount of effort he put into making up details of their relationship - however unbelievable - was staggering.

There was also the chap who claimed that he'd managed to drive round the M25, twice, in a VW Beetle, in about half an hour. When laughed out of court he backpedalled to "oh, well, maybe I just went round it once..."
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 27 Oct 2010, 13:26, Reply)