Are there any good ways to tell if a partner is truthful, or not? He has lied to me once, made-up and appologized, etc. That was about 2 years ago. I agreed to give our relationship another try, conditional upon his behavior. Now, I think he's telling me little white lies, they are not (I think) regarding another woman, but they are triggered when he is stressing over a demanding job. I don't know what to do. This relationship held promise, but are "little white lies" just a sign of distraction/depression, or a clear signal that I am not important to him?

When we met, he had a great job. Then, the recession came, and he lost it, and he feels embarassed that he is poor, he says. He now got a 6 days a week limited time contract position wich he is eager to excel in .. so eager that I haven't seen him in two months, he forgot my birthday too.

I am long past my bad-boys stage, and was trying to do the right thing for me, this time. Just dunno what the right thing is.