When Misinformation Hits Close to Home

We talk about fake news and distorted facts, but what happens when the distortion comes from someone in your own life?

When pain blurs the line between truth and fiction, even the closest relationships can become emotional minefields. (Mart Photos/Pexels)

What Is Truth, Anyway?
We hear a lot about media bias, political narratives, and corporate manipulation. People talk about how it’s all lies—how truth is a moving target. But what happens when the misinformation isn't out there in the world, but right here, in your inner circle?

The Chaos Magnet
My wife has a friend who lives in a perpetual storm. She’s 45, newly divorced (again), and thank God, there are no kids in this mess. Her behavior is chaotic, and the stories she tells are so wild that everything she says is immediately up for debate.

She finds a new man online every week and sleeps with them before the appetizers are served. Then, just as quickly, she sets rules: constant contact, full devotion, non-stop validation. When they inevitably pull away, she frames it as betrayal.

Who's using whom? It’s easy to call these guys dogs. But isn’t there another side to this?