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Even telling a small lie in a relationship can eliminate any amount of trust you’ve built up over the years, and for good reason. There is a line, let’s call it the honest line, that some people are willing to cross and some are not. You may feel like you only went over it by a few inches by telling a small lie, but all your partner sees is that you now stand on the other side of the line. The willingness to tell a small lie often indicates a willingness to tell a larger one, so once you’ve broken the trust, your partner’s imagination can run wild with all of the other ways you might lie, or possibly already have lied. It’s a hard place to come back from, but it’s not impossible. Here is how to regain trust after lying in your relationship (and a few of the speed bumps you can expect).
