I don't know if I would lie about dating or not, but I do make jokes about finding a lover just to keep my friends from offering advice on me dating etc. I think DBing is a solo exercise and one that most people don't get. I spent weeks in the summer trying to explain to my friends back home the situation and I could see in their eyes they thought me crazy to be trying or delusional to think there is a chance. Do what makes YOU happy, your life is nobody else's business
"There's nothing sadder than a conman conning himself"
“There is freedom waiting for you, On the breezes of the sky, And you ask "What if I fall?" Oh but my darling, What if you fly?”