Originally Posted by
TheEvilJester
....That is weird. LOL! If you don't mind sharing (you don't have to if you don't want) can you give more examples of tall tales he has told? Does he tell these ridiculously made up stories to you as well?
I will say, on the surface my gut instinct is to say it is weird/goofy, but not really that big a deal. Some people just like to tell stories. It may just be fun/funny for him. If everything else is great, my gut instinct is to say that this is just a weird, colorful quirk.
Though, there definitely IS a limit to that. If his stories ever border on being inappropriate or crossing any lines, that could be a problem. If he insists TOO vehemently on the veracity of these outlandish stories, that could be a problem. If he shows signs of lying about other things (more important things) that could be a problem. If he actually himself 100% believes these tall tales of his even when they are completely fake, that could be a problem.
So, as an initial gut reaction I say it sounds like it probably isn't that big a deal. He maybe just likes telling goofy stories and part of the fun for him is PRETENDING they are 100% real even when he knows everybody realizes they are 100% fake. But, I would say just watch out that the lies don't cross any of the lines I mentioned or any other that you may feel would make it more of a problem.
Though, if you want to and/or it bothers you enough, you could certainly talk to him about it. I'd say start off as gently as you can, though, almost as though you think he's just being funny. Like, in other words, I wouldn't come at him angrily like "Why the Hell would you tell blatant lies to my family?" I'd more so half-laughing say something like "Why did you tell my family XYZ? Surely that didn't REALLY happen, did it?
Good luck to you.