Boyfriend or no boyfriend?

[Tesserax]

Hi girls, this mostly applies to you. Have you ever lied to somebody about having a boyfriend? As in, have you told them you DON'T have a boyfriend when you do?

A friend of mine is meeting up with an old friend of hers at my Uni campus who's been here for over a year tomorrow, and said that if she meets up with him she won't be able to actually meet up with me.

She knows I'm interested in her, and I'm wondering if she's hiding the fact that she has a boyfriend in order to... I don't know, maybe not let me down or something?

Is it also possible that she's telling the truth and just hasn't seen this friend in a long time and would just like a private one on one session to catch up and really focus on each other, where me being involved would probably heavily distract them from being able to do that or end up with me third wheeling them?

I'm an overthinker, and I'd very much appreciate it if somebody helped to decipher my own thoughts and understand why she wouldn't want to meet up with me as well if she does end up meeting up with him. Thanks guys, you've always been great.

[Dragonmaster69]

I don't have a boy friend lol

[Phosphene]

I would never lie about having a boyfriend. If you have to lie you are most likely up to no good. And what if your partner found out? What would that tell them about your value of honesty? I hate to hurt anyone's feelings, but lying to spare them is not worth it. Just my two cents on that part of your post.

As for meeting up with the old friend, don't overthink it. I would do the same in her situation; seeing an old friend after a long time can evoke a lot of emotions, and being alone would make it easier to catch up.

[Tesserax]

I would never lie about having a boyfriend. If you have to lie you are most likely up to no good. And what if your partner found out? What would that tell them about your value of honesty? I hate to hurt anyone's feelings, but lying to spare them is not worth it. Just my two cents on that part of your post.

As for meeting up with the old friend, don't overthink it. I would do the same in her situation; seeing an old friend after a long time can evoke a lot of emotions, and being alone would make it easier to catch up.

Thank you, this relieves me a lot, as a hardcore overthinker