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by heyadam 4882 days ago
"I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you." - Friedrich Nietzsche
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Original: "Nicht dass du mich belogst, sondern dass ich dir nicht mehr glaube, hat mich erschüttert." (Jenseits von Gut und Bose, 1886)

"Not that you lied to me, it's that I don't believe you anymore that have shocked me." (Beyond Good and Evil, 1886)

Heh, good quote.

I dumped a girlfriend about two months ago for this reason, after finding several lies (for example, I searched for resumes she had sent, and found three different age of births... why lie your age of birth on a resume?) I figured that there are no way to know what parts are true and what are not, I found no pattern, it is impossible to know when she lies and when she don't.

And after reading about Ms. Shirley, I felt like I was reading about my ex-girlfriend (including stuff in the comments, like people that DO like her, but did not knew she lied so much), I am upset that I cannot believe her anymore. I am upset that I don't know if the good moments were actually good, or acting. If the praises were sincere, or manipulation...

Why ever put your date of birth on a resume? It just opens you up to discrimination.
It's customary and expected in some countries.
Yes, I am from Brazil, here you are supposed to place many personal details on your resume (even if you are married or not).

I am not sure why though.