Boyfriend lied to me..forgive or break up?

[Anonymous]

I found out my boyfriend lied to me about his finances when we first started dating. He made it appear that he was more financially secure than he actually is. I was 100% honest about my finances. He told me he was intimated by how financially well I was doing and didn’t want to lose our relationship so he lied. I’m very upset he lied and I’m questioning if I should forgive or if it’s a deal breaker.

[Anonymous]

How did you find out he lied?

[Anonymous]

Forgive if it's a one-time thing. Probably it was just early in the relationship and he was nervous and wanted to impress you. If this becomes a pattern definitely re-consider.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How did you find out he lied?

We are talking another next steps in life. He disclosed his finances and it didn’t add up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How did you find out he lied?

We are talking another next steps in life. He disclosed his finances and it didn’t add up.

Did he fess up right away?
How much did he lie? Not saying in anyway lying is good

If you are asking if this is a red flag yes.

Does he have significant debt? Does he not pay his credit cards off monthly? Does he live above his means?

Those are important if he has any or all of that yes red flag not good.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How did you find out he lied?

We are talking another next steps in life. He disclosed his finances and it didn’t add up.

Did he fess up right away?
How much did he lie? Not saying in anyway lying is good

If you are asking if this is a red flag yes.

Does he have significant debt? Does he not pay his credit cards off monthly? Does he live above his means?

Those are important if he has any or all of that yes red flag not good.

He did when I asked him about it. He lied about having some debt and having more in savings than he did.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How did you find out he lied?

We are talking another next steps in life. He disclosed his finances and it didn’t add up.

Did he fess up right away?
How much did he lie? Not saying in anyway lying is good

If you are asking if this is a red flag yes.

Does he have significant debt? Does he not pay his credit cards off monthly? Does he live above his means?

Those are important if he has any or all of that yes red flag not good.

He had a small debt he has since paid off. He told me he had $100k+ in savings but it’s much lower than that.

[Anonymous]

Insist that he run his credit report with all three bureaus and share the results with you. Before you can make a decision you need to see the depths of his dishonesty. Does he have $3000k in credit card debt or $30k? Does his report show poor payment history?

Does he lean on you to pay for more stuff in your relationship?

[Anonymous]

So he found out early on in dating you that you're doing well financially and he lied so as not to lose his sugar mama? Tracks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How did you find out he lied?

We are talking another next steps in life. He disclosed his finances and it didn’t add up.

Did he fess up right away?
How much did he lie? Not saying in anyway lying is good

If you are asking if this is a red flag yes.

Does he have significant debt? Does he not pay his credit cards off monthly? Does he live above his means?

Those are important if he has any or all of that yes red flag not good.

He had a small debt he has since paid off. He told me he had $100k+ in savings but it’s much lower than that.

Google him.
Look him up on case search if you are in MD.
In VA I think you can as well.
This will help insure no bigger lies out there.

Then you need to decide whether you trust him explicitly.

Still a red flag I would be concerned he lies. That is not a great way for a relationship to start.

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Forgive

[Anonymous]

Are you financially better off than him? Were you marrying him because you thought he has money?

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How much debt he has and how much he said he had?

[Anonymous]

Hi OP, I think this will depend on how much you trust him generally and whether this really shakes your trust or whether it's kind of a tangent. Only you can know because it's very relationship specific. My husband did something very similar when we were engaged. He was transitioning career paths while we were dating and was not doing very well financially, which he was honest about. At some point once we got engaged, he got a great job and I thought we were in the clear and eventually got married. I think literally a couple months into our relationship, I found out that he took on a decent chunk of credit card debt (he knew that this was a big no no for me) right before he got the new job. He said he was running low on funds but still wanted to take me out on dates etc so he used the credit card, figuring that he would pay it back once he got a new job. Meanwhile, he didn't tell me because he knew I would be mad and he figured he would just pay it back with his new savings (which he did). I was really pissed and felt like he deceived me, and I had just married him!

Perhaps a lot of women here wouldn't have forgiven him, but I did, and we're still married. I trust his intentions, even if I don't always trust his methods. I know that I can come off as pretty intense and intimidating when it comes to finances. Anyways, our solution is that I basically control all the finances. That way I see everything coming in and going out. It works for us because clearly he is not great with finances and I prioritize it, so it's my responsibility. You'll have to see if there is a way for you guys to compromise in the future. Your bf's lie shows that he is defensive about his finances (and intimidated as you say). If your earning differences stay consistent, would he ever get comfortable with that? Is he willing to learn from you on buffing up his finances? Would he be willing to put you in charge of finances if you marry?

[Anonymous]

Every man shows swagger early in relationships. Honestly I know it’s wise but talking finances early is so mercantile.

How is he generally? I would puzzle out where debt came from…