Woman's Cat Mauls And Kills BF's Bird, But She Tells Him The Bird Escaped Through An Open Window

by Lakeisha

Honesty is the best policy in an ideal relationship. However, there are times when we find ourselves in situations where we feel lying is the better option.

One Reddit user, who has now deleted her account, took the AITA subreddit to ask whether it was wrong of her to lie to her boyfriend after her cat killed his bird. The lady and her boyfriend moved into a condo but had challenges due to their pets.

She owns a cat, while he owns a bird. To cohabit as peacefully as possible, they took measures to keep the duo apart, and it worked fine until her boyfriend went on a work trip.

While away, her boyfriend asked her to help clean the bird's cage. She refused initially but succumbed when her boyfriend insisted that the cage would be smelly and gross if she waited for him to return to clean it.

The lady said she put her cat in the carrier and went to take care of the bird. According to her, the bird is usually calm, but on this particular day, it freaked out and was flying.

The bird's movement triggered the cat, causing it to break out of its cage. Before the lady could intervene, the cat climbed up the couch and managed to snatch the bird.

Although she tried to get the cat to leave the bird and even got scratched in the process, the cat succeeded in killing the bird. So, she disposed of the bird, called her boyfriend, and lied that the bird flew away through an open window.

The lady claims she lied because her boyfriend doesn't like the cat, and telling the truth would make him want to get rid of it. Is she a terrible person for not telling her boyfriend what really happened?

How it all began.

All hell broke loose.

She lied to her boyfriend about her cat killing the bird.

The bird won't be back, but here's what Reddit thinks.

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1. Her boyfriend would not forget the bird or move on as easily as she expects.

2. She should take responsibility for her mistake.

3. She has altered her boyfriend's reality and taken away his right to decide whether he wants to continue the relationship.

4. Her boyfriend would be very upset if he finds out the truth in the future.

5. It's bad to lie to a loved one.

6. The lie may come back to haunt her.

7. Although she's wrong, it's understandable that she lied.

8. She should come clean before things escalate.

9. She has destroyed the foundation of her relationship.

10. Her boyfriend deserves to know the truth.

11. She's a terrible person for disposing of the bird like garbage.

12. She lied to protect herself and created the post to feel better about her wrongdoing.

13. This matter is too big to hide from her boyfriend.

14. She's a bad, manipulative partner.

15. She should apologize and offer to replace the bird.

16. She should take responsibility for her cat's actions.

17. The guilt might eat her up in the future. It's best to confess now.

18. Things would get worse if her boyfriend finds out on his own

19. She should give her boyfriend the closure he deserves.

20. You need lies to cover up more lies.

What Do You Think?

The most obvious effect that lying has on a relationship is that it destroys the trust one person has in the other. Lies and trust are incompatible; eventually, the former will destroy the latter.

Although some truths would put a relationship at risk of ending, lies tend to do the most damage.

Telling someone the truth, even if you know it will hurt them, shows that you are willing to take responsibility for your actions.