Hard to say. In my line of work, I get lied to just about every day that I am at work. Based on some of the posts on these fora, it appears that other people get lied to by folks about relationships, etc. Based on posts on these fora, it also seems that people aren’t willing to honor commitments and think that the grass is greener on the other side of the fence.

With regard to crying defendants, the only thing they are sad about is getting caught. Psychopaths don’t give two hoots in hell about their victims, but they are really unhappy when the get caught. Also, research is showing that psychopaths don’t have the fear of consequences reaction that normal people do. So, being scared isn’t an issue. It’s all a sympathy scheme. And, yes, it does work with some judges. Personally, I don’t care if for example, the female multi-time drug dealer is on the stand crying about the fact that she has to go to prison for a long time; if it really bothered her, she should have stopped dealing after getting caught a few times before.

I truly don’t know what to think. That one gal who seemed happy to see me, apparently not so much. I think that people will express interest until they get what they want, and then move on. I think that people will make things appear to be a certain way, regardless of what the real situation is. Perhaps that is why I have never found a significant other, but having a hell of a time finding a reason to trust people.