Hey there,

I’d agree with what has been said in previous posts: it sounds unlike pathological lying. His lies make sense in respect of certain motives, ie his view/opinion of you. His lies have purpose as opposed to being random and seemingly pointless.

I would say that if he is a good friend, one who is important to you and that you want to keep, then addressing the issue would be important. It won’t be easy but if you have a good friendship then it may well be something that you could potentially work through.

Alternatively you could could keep track of his lying habit and watch it’s progress, if it does turn out to be pathological then it is a personal problem to him, but it’s not the end of the friendship, it’s a problem that can’t be worked at.

But like I say, in my highly unprofessional opinion, his behaviour looks suspiciously like he has a problem with you and is trying to put some space between the two of you.

FF