#deception

[nemfrog]

In a Japanese adaptation of a Grimm Brothers story - -"The Wolf and the Seven Young Goats" -- the wolf impersonates the mother of the family, saying, ""It's me, your mother! I've brought you a nice gift — open the door, good children!"

Ookami. Family Anecdotes. Part 1. 1889.

National Diet Library Digital Collections

[mockva]

Pakistanis' lies to the world. Himalayan salt does not exist. The health benefits are questionable.

[astrolovecosmos]

Neptune in Aries: Watch out for those who want to build you up just to knock you down.

Neptune in Taurus: Gifts, love bombing, liking what you like, mirroring you - while being welcoming or comforting is great, be careful of people who try to get to know you too fast.

Neptune in Gemini: Watch out for the persuasive, charismatic, and cunning. Be careful of those seeking information to exploit you.

Neptune in Cancer: Remember, niceness and kindness are not always the same thing.

Neptune in Leo: Be careful of those trying to build up your ego, of people who will use your trusting nature, generosity, or optimism.

Neptune in Virgo: Watch out for people using your work, skill, knowledge, or labor for free or without appreciation.

Neptune in Libra: Be careful of lovers and close friends who don't have your best interest in mind.

Neptune in Scorpio: Watch out for people who want to make you feel small.

Neptune in Sagittarius: Watch out for people trying to keep you ignorant or those who take advantage of your naivety or hope.

Neptune in Capricorn: Watch your back for those who may be praying for your downfall.

Neptune in Aquarius: Be careful of those who will try to make you into something you're not.

Neptune in Pisces: Watch out for people who will use your kindness, forgiveness, or easygoingness.

[thedaswolves]

My fave Dragon Age comics in one place ❤️

you can read them fully here :)

Magekiller

(Marius, Tessa, Flavius, Charter, Dorian, Leliana, Harding…)

part 1 , part 2 , part 3 , part 4 , part5

Deception

(Olivia, Autumn, Vaea, Dorian, Florian, Teia, Viago de Riva…)

part 1 , part 2 , part 3

Blue Wraith

(Fenris, Vaea, Francesca, Ser Aaron, Marius, Tessa, Autumn…)

part 1 , part 2 , part3

Dark Fortress

(Fenris, Vaea, Francesca, Marius, Tessa, Autumn...)

part1 , part 2 , part 3

The Missing

(Varric, Harding, Charter, Antoine, Evka, Teia, Viago de Riva, Irelin, Strife, Neve Gallus…)

part 1 , part 2 , part 3 , part 4

[foldingfittedsheets]

One of my coworkers at the jewelry store was this lady who vehemently loathed smoking. So much so, that when she and her husband first met he lied and said he wasn’t a smoker because he knew he was batting out of his weight class and didn’t want to fumble her.

But instead of actually quitting smoking when they started dating he embarked on a dedicated campaign to hide his habit. He’d wash his hands and brush his teeth religiously, wearing different clothes when he smoked at work and passing off any smells as a result of being around his coworkers. They got married. They had a kid. He smoked in secret the entire time.

He did this. For s i x t e e n y e a r s. He lied and dissembled with his wife, the mother of his child, the love of his life for sixteen years.

He never came clean. In fact, it was his son who caught him and instantly ran to tell his mother the misdeed. When she furiously confronted him he finally admitted to the lie and she almost divorced him on the spot.

When she told me this she had a vaguely embarassed air as if that were an overreaction and I exclaimed, “Why didn’t you?! If someone was so committed to lying and deceiving you that puts your whole relationship into a different context!”

She frowned slightly and admitted, “We went to therapy about it and the therapist agreed with my husband. He said I was blowing things out of proportion.”

I was outraged that a therapist who is only there to mediate would so blatantly take a side and I told her so. She seemed somewhat heartened but went on to say she’s never fully trusted him since. If he could perpetrate such a long term subterfuge over smoking why not an affair? She could never be sure of him, truly, ever again.

They didn’t get divorced but the rift stayed forever.

[mariejuli]

me mood

[freedomrobot]

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