General Chat

Lots of times!! One in particular where after moving from the area, a few months later the husband came to our local pub and told everyone his wife had died and was still paying for the funeral... so we all had a whip round and collected more than the balance owing.. he couldn't thank us enough!! A couple of months later I was working and saw what looked like the double of the wife!! She saw me and came over and said 'hello Anne, haven't seen you in ages!!' I said' Well, I never expected to see you , cos you're supposed to be dead!!' I told her the story and she then said she had left him the year previous and gone to live down south, never expecting to come back up this way, but her and new partner booked a Mystery Trip and ended up in Chester!! She then went to the police and they eventually found him and charged him with fraud... also the brewery he was working for audited the books and found he had been embezzling money for years. He got jailed in the end. So, sometimes, what goes around comes around... Anne :)))

a woman at work who was constantly being mean to other colleagues,she phones in sick one day,saying she was at hostpital with hubby,and that hes really ill.the same day i went to melton mowbray cattle market.and there she was working on a stall.the look on her face was priceless.xxxxxxxxjoy

My mother died last year believing her father's stories of how his parents died early on and he and his brothers and sisters were adopted. Having checked all the census', obtained copies of all relevant birth and death certifiates, I know this to be completely untrue. He died before I was born but according to my mother, never had any contact with his family in her lifetime. Perhaps there was an awful quarrel or falling out. Who knows, one day I may track down the families of his siblings and find the answer.

my sons mother in law,,,,,,,,near 5 yr ago , no one see her for a month,,, returning back from wherever,no hair , told everyone she had leukemia,,,,,,,,,, to discover she had flees,,,,,,,,,,, at that time i had been diagnosed ovarian cancer,,,,,,,,

Actually I can think of two examples like this. One I'd almost forgotten about. When I was at school/6th form I think, one of my mates met this american girl and they started dating... they went out for weeks... his parents really took a shine to her, they took her to dinner, out on sight seeing trips etc... and then it turned out she wasn't american at all, she was a local girl putting on an accent (very effectively I might add). Secondly... a few years ago, on an online forum, much like this one, news reached us that one of the members had died in a car crash, knocked off her motorbike. Peoeple were terribly upset for her and her poor orphaned daughers... collections were started, people made travel arrangements for her funeral... only to find out a few days later that is was all a sick joke.

Yep, A friend of mines Girlfriend told him that her cousin had died of Leukemia (Sp?) I knew of her cousin, but not really to say hello to. When I heard the news, I was shocked, as I didn't even know he was ill, because he always looked so healthy. The day after i found out that he had 'died', I went into town, went into Debenhams, and physically bumped into someone. Guess who it was? My mate wouldn't say anything to her though, but I did. Think it's especially sickening when someone lies about someone dying. Makes me feel physically ill.

My OH tells the truth, but when he relates a story, he always exaggerates.......this makes me really annoyed because the stories stand well enough on their own - as anyone will know if they have heard one of mine......there is no need for embellishment....... I don't know why he does it, he is a popular and confident man......

I had a friend for a short time who told amazing lies, I think she felt she had to make her life more intresting or people would not like her - sad really but I could not have her as a friend as I would have never known when she was serious. Nasty Me!

yes an uncle,,,,,,,,could never keep a job,his wife gave him one last chance to buck his ideas up or get out,,,,,,,, weeks later he said he had a job,,,,,,,claimed he was working over thousands of people,,,,, no one believed him,,,,,,,,,, until i went to the cemetery ,,,there he was working attending the gardens,,,,,,,,,,!!!!!!!!!!!

yes, you're right Mags, bit difference between the two

Exactly, Gwynne and from then on you always keep a little of yourself back from other people that need support; an even bigger shame. Mags xx

Only once thankfully but it was really bad. I was about 14/15 and met a lad through a friend of mine - he had told everyone that his Parents had been in a terrible accident and were both dead, it had apparently happened quite recently. This lad wasn't from our school and you don't think that someone would make up something so awful do you, so we took him at face value. I dated him a few times and he seemed really nice - even came around to my house and met my Mum, who said how sorry she was about his Parents etc. It must have a month or so later that my friend found out that he had lied - he'd made the whole thing up about the accident and his Parents! We never had anything more to do with him after that - it was a truely sick and twisted thing to do. Since then I've been a bit more cautious about what I believe and I've never met anyone else quite like it fortunately. Kaye x

That's the thing, isn't it Mags? It's such a betrayal of trust. Gwynne

I think if you know someone is embroidering the truth and coming out with a tall story, you can accept it for what it is and smile but if you have given your sympathy and support, been very concerned for them and find out later it was a load of hogwash you feel you have been made a fool of. I would have liked to have pitied them, it was a shame that their life was so lacking that they had to invent stories but it made me angry; I will never trust them or their word again. Mags xx

My brother is a bit of a fantasist too, never believe a word he says.

My wife and I have a friend who tells all sorts of storys! Ive seen her husband visibly flinch when she tells some of them lol! Only trouble is sometimes they are true when you least expect them to be lol! Davex

My brother's life (before he married) was a pure work of fiction....... he knew I knew he was lying but bless him he couldn't stop...... all he wanted was for someone to really love him for him and he found that in his lovely wife and kids! xx

Yes on OH's side. He has told some whoppers in his time but had a very bad childhood. It must account for his strange/sad fantasy world. One example was he had obviously told his girlfriend that his mother had passed away and she actually sent a letter of sympathy to the family - when it was all fiction!! Anna x

Yes someone was always at it. Then something terrible did happen. Think I believe them but it does cast doubt in your mind. Germaine x

Yes - but isn't it sad that something is so lacking in their life that they must live in a fantasy world ??