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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/Inevitable_New_ on 2024-08-22 04:29:11+00:00.
So, today I fucked up by telling a massive lie back in 2015, and now it's coming back to haunt me.
Back in college in 2015, I was the only single guy in my friend group, and my best friends (who didn't go to college with me) kept teasing me about it. They even tried setting me up with a girl I had no interest in. To get them off my back, I lied and said I was dating a girl from college—let's call her Jane.
At the time, I had a huge crush on Jane and convinced myself that we would eventually start dating. So, in my head, it wasn’t really a lie, just an "exaggerated truth." But as you can guess, the lie snowballed. My friends believed me, and eventually, the story reached my family too.
As Valentine's Day 2016 approached, I decided to confess my feelings to Jane. Unfortunately, she was into another guy, so nothing happened between us. But here's where things get complicated: even after Jane turned me down, we continued hanging out like regular friends. I posted stories with her, did all the usual friend stuff, but everyone else was convinced she was my girlfriend. And honestly? I liked that they thought that, so I never corrected them.
Fast forward to early 2017, I started liking another girl and decided I wanted to pursue something real. So, I told everyone that Jane and I had broken up and that I was single again. I dated a few other people after that, but none of those relationships lasted more than 2-3 months. However, my "relationship" with Jane remained the biggest one in everyone’s eyes, and neither my friends nor my family ever forgot about her.
Now, jump to 2024: the twist is, I actually started dating Jane. How this happened is a story for another time, but let's just say I may have changed my entire personality to get her attention. I started watching the shows she liked, listening to her favorite music, and even ended up loving those things myself. I’ve done a lot to win her over, and honestly, I like who I’ve become.
But here's where I fucked up—my birthday is coming up in a few days, and Jane is likely going to reach out to my friends or sister to plan something. I’m now stuck wondering—do I come clean to Jane about the lie I told in 2015, or do I just confess to my friends and family? I’m afraid that if she finds out from someone else, it could all blow up in my face.
TL;DR: Lied about dating a girl in 2015 to stop my friends from teasing me, ended up actually dating her in 2024. Now, I'm not sure whether to come clean about the lie because it could all blow up during my upcoming birthday.