Fake People on the Internet-How Do You Tell When Someone Is Lying?

To a lot of people making up stories is second nature to them and they enjoy it. Spinning tales is a way of life and entertainment to them. Case in point politicians and preachers and they also get paid for it. Being truthful in most cases gets people in hot water worse than spinning a tale. Being intimate and truthful is dumb, dumb, dumb.

I understand what you are saying. I can see your point of view. And I guess you are right in a sense that some do it for fun, but some do it for other reasons too. Thank You for your response.

I didn't know that there was a first law of the internet. Why would you even want to start out lying to someone? Then you just have to keep making up lies to cover up the previous ones.

I'll never forget my first experience in betrayal by an internet friend. I was very new to being online, and also very naive. I began chatting with a very nice gentleman who was a writer, and we would talk about our common interests. I also began chatting with a woman around that time. She and I got to be good friends. We had lunch several times. I went to her house, and she gave me some of her very nice clothes because she had gained weight and could no longer wear them. I confided in her, and considered her to be a good friend. Well, one day I met her for lunch. Only it wasn't HER. It was HIM...the guy friend I also chatted with online. It was at this time he informed me he was a crossdresser. I was in total shock and felt totally betrayed. But let me tell you...he had me completely fooled as a woman. (He looked good!) He had the mannerisms, the voice and everything down. Quite an experience.

Wow. is all i can say about that crossdresser.

i also believe in this life. but i think it is okay to make friends from across the globe. i just wish people would be honest.

Thank you for your opinion. Yes you are right, there is nothing I can do about it. It happens everyday to someone out there. I just don't understand why it would be something that they like to do. It seems to me that it would be pretty hard work trying to remember all the lies you tell and then having to come up with more to cover up the first ones. I have learned my lesson believe me. thank you

Yes, it would be nice if there was a surefire way to know if someone was being totally honest or not! It can be really tricky sometimes. Thanks for best response! :)

You are ABSOLUTELY right. I have met alot of honest and friendly people on the internet. Just about everyone I meet is friendly, but the honest part is what can get you. I haven't figured out a way to tell if people are being true or fake yet, but i am working on it. it sure would make it easier to make friends on the internet. thank you for your input.

thank you xcellen for responding. I think that may have been part of his problem. but i was still hurt that he lied to me. so since then, i have not accepted any IM's or emails from people that i don't know. thanks again.

thanks sharon. i am so glad too that i found out that he was a phony. I was looking to have a relationship with this man, just a friendship. he claimed to be an oil firm representative from nigeria. well it has turned out that he only makes money he and there from job to job, whatever he can find. now that is exactly what you were saying about trying to impress people and it catching up with them. i have learned my lesson about things like this. thank you again for your comment. i read some of your other discussions and i like your view on things. would you mind if i add you as a friend?

i agree that you have to be careful on the internet. the person that i was chatting with was just that. i had no intentions of meeting him. we had similiar interests,hobbies, etc. it was fun talking to him until i found out that he was a complete 360 to what he portrayed himself to be.

I agree with you. I suppose the ones that try to fool people are the ones that don't have a life.