I have been friends with a woman for many years. A few years back she had some kind of breakdown (I thought) and made up an abusive boyfriend who beat her and cut her and otherwise mistreated her. I knew she was lieing because we lived near each other at the time and she never had any physical signs of his abuse. Finally, her T figured out she was making things up and confronted her. She just stopped talking about the situations.

Fast forward to now. I do not live near her anymore but I talk to her 3-4 times per day. She recently started telling me about a relationship with a man and his 8 year old son. Her story has become so outlandish that I suspected she was making things up again. I called her brother and asked him and he said, "Oh, is she doing that again"? I talked to his wife later that night and she said that almost everything my friend says is a lie. We compared facts and I found out that my entire friendship is based on lies. I do not know this woman at all. Her SIL also told me that my friend cherishes my friendship. I am the only friend she has.

Now, I have a dilemma. Do I continue to have a relationship with someone that lies to me all the time? If I end the friendship I am afraid she will hurt herself. I could not stand the guilt. Do I confront her and tell her I know she is making things up? This is too strange! Any advice?