Oral, Anniversaries, And Video Games: Fact Checking Everyday Relationship Arguments

If you watched the presidential debates over the last few weeks, you probably at one point or another wondered “how much of what these people are saying is actually true?” That’s where fact checking websites like Politifactcome in. They outline when our future leaders have their “pants on fire” from lying about a certain topic. But what if we stretched the use of fact checkers in every arguments we may have with our significant others. Here are some of the results I imagine:

Guy assures girl “there’s only two minutes left! Then we can watch your show.”

Fact checking the statement:

The guy is telling a half lie. While the clock reads two minutes, the guy knows those two minutes take closer to a half-hour to conclude with all the commercials and time-outs mixed in.

Girl accuses guy of “only thinking about sex.”

Fact checking the statement:

Absolutely true statement from the girl. The guy things about that 24/7.

Guy accuses girl of “never giving oral.”

Fact checking the statement:

While “never giving oral” is a bit of a stretch, it shouldn’t be taken literally and means something more like “you barely ever give oral.” Using that statement as actual intent, the guy is telling the truth. Once a month does qualify as “never” in this instance.

Girl tells guy that “you never listen to me when you play your video games!”

Fact checking the statement: 

The girl is completely right. While playing Call of Duty, the guy cares little about hearing about her day. The extent of his participation in the conversation is saying “yea” and “mhm.” Legitimate statement from the girl.

Girl or guy accuses the other of “hating my friends”

Fact checking the statement:

Regardless of who says it, it’s probably true either way. The girl hates the guy’s friends because they’re immature and bad influences and the guy hates the girls friends because they’re catty and they talk about him. 

Girl accuses guy of “forgetting our anniversary”

Fact checking the statement:

Yep, he screwed up. She’s not lying here. He’s got a lot of work to do, and certainly shouldn’t be expecting oral anytime soon.

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