I know you can't change a person. And I know no one is completely honest all the time...

But I catch my fiance lying to me ALL the time. I've been with him for 9 years! And the lies are usually about stupid things. But I'm concerned: if he lies about the little things, what's to stop him from lying about bigger things?

I'm practicing in therapy how to meet my own needs and how to deal with experiencing emotions other than depression and anger, but I feel this lying is beyond normal. I'm stuck with my fiance for now... If I leave, I wind up in a homeless shelter.

So my question is: has anyone else dealt with excessive lying? How did you cope with it? Is there any hope or happy endings?