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• Steps
• Tips
• Warnings

This is serious. Lying is not conducive to maintaining friendly relations. Below you will find some helpful tips on this topic.

Steps

1. 1 Talk to the person who was friends with your friend today before. Find out how his words correspond to reality. If your friend has nothing good to say about his former comrades, this may be a bad signal. They couldn't be all bad.
2. 2 Write down statements that are associated with specific dates. For example, your friend might tell you that Sasha took her out for a walk at school on Monday, and the next day she says that she pretended to be sick and skipped classes on the same Monday. If you find that your friend's words do not match what others say about the events of a particular day, then you should also be on the lookout. It is not worth checking all the little things, but systematic errors of this kind should raise your suspicion.
3. 3 If your friend is trying to somehow "get out" of the situation, then ask firmly: "Why did you tell me that ...?" Look at his reaction: will he admit or try to deny everything.
4. 4 Try to check the truth of your friend's words. If he says that Igor lost and he urgently needs money, then perhaps you should ask Igor or one of his friends if this is so. This is especially true if what your friend says contradicts the character of another person, or if only something bad is always said about this person.
5. 5 Just ask. Don't get angry or scare your friend away. A few well-placed questions can help you learn a lot.
6. 6 If you see that the person is really lying all the time, then take steps to protect yourself and start to distance yourself from this person. You don't have to have a loud fight, just start slowly moving away.
7. 7 Think about the believability of the stories. If your friend says that his parents are familiar with a lot of "celebrities", that they have a lot of money, that they have visited many countries (but they go on vacation every year to the same place), then you should immediately understand that your friend is lying.
8. 8 Pay attention to your friend's behavior. The person who lies often does not look you in the eye. He often describes meaningless details while continuing to invent his story as he goes.He can touch his face, his speech is often interrupted by interjections "ah ..." and "um ...", and if you somehow show disbelief, then he begins to delve into the details.

Tips

• Remember, good friends don't lie.
• Those who lie often often tell different people different versions of the same story.

If a specific person appears in this story, then contact him, do not be shy.

• If your friend is lying, he is lying to everyone, not just you.
• Ask your friend the question you are interested in in a crowded place, but in a whisper. He will feel himself in the center of attention, although no one can hear him.

Warnings

• If a friend annoys you too much with his lies, then it's time to end the relationship with him, you should not spend your life surrounded by people who cannot be honest with you, you deserve better!
• Don't start talking about his lies behind his back. Of course, you can ask another friend of yours if his opinion of this person coincides with yours. But do not speak badly about the person behind his back, it makes you no better than him.
• Do not always trust what "he said ...", "she said ...". This is the fastest way to ruin your friendship.
• If your friend tells you the truth that he is not lying, and realizes that you do not believe him, then he may be offended only because you think he is a liar, which he really is not.
• Your questions can annoy other people.