Taken

I often lie and say I'm in a relationship when I'm not. And if it's one thing you should know about me, is I rarely lie. I'm a horrible liar, mostly because I don't care enough to come up with an elaborate lie and remember all the details. Being honest is just way easier. And I'm sure it's a bad first impression guys get of me when the first detail about my personal life is a lie. But there's a reason to this lie, that I personally find justifiable.

The majority of my friends are guys. It's always been this way. The problem with this though, is sexual desires and emotions get in the way. Usually on their part towards me, and it ruins a perfectly good friendship. Some of these friendships takes years to build up, and they get destroyed overnight by stupid emotions and selfish desires. However, when I actually was in a relationship for the past three years, and met new people, I realized the tension, mood and attitude changed drastically. They're not trying to get in my pants, instead, respecting that I was already someone else's. Some great friendships were made because I met these guys while I was in a relationship. Which is why now, despite being single, I like to tell guys that I am in a relationship. If they stop talking to me immediately, then it's clear what their intensions are. If we continue to talk and hang out, become friends, then I'll tell him the truth.

The response I get is always the same. Confusion and curiosity. I tell them why I lied, and they understand. I've had a number of the guys tell me it was a smart move on my part as they would've approached me differently had that one fact been different. They would've tried harder to impress and put up a fake front, instead of just being themselves. So yes. It's one thing I constantly lie about. But I honestly think it's a white lie that turns out for the better for both parties in the end.