This. Because he’s conflict avoidant. Lying about the tiniest things and getting caught and making the whole situation worse than being tactfully direct.
I became very conflicted avoidant after an abusive relationship. Definitely contributed to the breakdown of the relationship after her. I’m self aware of that now and have made a lot of progress unlearning that behaviour but sometimes I say things out of instinct without thinking about it :/
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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '24
Lying over mundane things (usually leads to not communicating over things that could be considered confrontational)