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Standing on Lies

March 1, 2021 by Chump Lady

deception

Thank you Dr. Anna Fels! I urge every chump to read the opinion piece in the New York Times “Great Betrayals” by Dr. Fels. It’s the rare article on infidelity that recognizes the traumatic injury of deception — especially the sort we encounter here at Chump Lady — making sense of the double life. Fels […]

Filed Under: Deception, Untangling the skein of fuckupedness Tagged With: Anna Fels, deception, Double life, Untangling the Skein 174 Comments

Where You Thought They Were, Where They Really Were

August 2, 2019 by Chump Lady

wayward

After you’ve been chumped “working late” takes on a whole new connotation. As does “Appalachian Trail” and “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.” We’re a trusting bunch, and if you say you’re doing a Thing, we’re inclined to believe you’re doing that Thing. When in fact, you may be Doing a thing. Trust being […]

Filed Under: Trust that they suck Tagged With: deception

What It Looked Like, What It Was

September 21, 2018 by Chump Lady

Today we’re doing to take a deep dive into spackle. Chumps often put things in the best light — which can be a very nice quality. Take children’s art work, for example. While some may see a squashed vessel and guess “tumor” — you, the proud parent, see artistic potential, genius even. All the other […]

Filed Under: Spackle Tagged With: deception, self-delusion, Spackle

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