The Lie That Changed My Life

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1. The “Weekend Work Trip” That Saved My Soul

Every November, the family WhatsApp would explode: “Train tickets booked, beta! 22 people coming!”
I’d feel my chest tighten before the first “Seen” tick appeared.
So I started lying.
“Emergency client trip to Singapore… sorry ma.”
In reality: ₹4,800 for a sea-facing room in Alibaug, balcony door open, waves crashing, Maggi on the kettle, and 48 hours of silence.
One year my mother discovered the Oyo booking on my phone.
She stared at me for ten seconds, then whispered, “Book two beds next time. I’ll come with you.”
We now have a secret annual tradition: mother-daughter “business trip”. No aunties, no questions, just peace.
– Naina, 34, Delhi.

2. The Fake LinkedIn Title That Became My Reality

I was a mid-level manager earning ₹18 lakh, stuck for four years.
One drunk night I changed my headline to “Head of Strategy – Fintech | Ex-Google”.
Woke up to a Google recruiter DM: “Saw your profile, we’re hiring for exactly your role.”
I almost deleted the message. Instead I wore my only blazer, bluffed my way through five interviews, and cried in the Uber when they offered ₹42 lakh.
I still have the screenshot of that fake headline saved in my “God’s Plan” folder.
– Shruti, 29, Bengaluru

3. The Imaginary London Doctor Who Gave Me My Life Back

At every shaadi, the aunties would corner me: “Beta, 27 ho gaye, doctor uncle ka beta hai…”
My mother, fed up, invented Dr. Aryan Malhotra — “NRI cardiologist, very serious about Priyanka.”
She even photoshopped a blurry engagement pic with some random fair guy.
The proposals stopped overnight.
I’m 31 now, running my travel startup, solo-tripping Iceland last month.
Dr. Aryan is apparently “still settling his UK practice”.
Bless that man who never existed.
– Priyanka, 31, Chandigarh

4. The Pregnancy Lie That Set Me Free

He had broken my rib the week before.
I knew if I just said “I’m leaving”, he’d lock the door.
So I looked him in the eye and said, “I’m six weeks pregnant… and it’s not yours.”
He went white, threw my suitcase down the stairs, and screamed, “Get out, randi.”
I walked out with one bag and a bleeding lip, but for the first time in four years, I was breathing.
That lie bought me my life.
– Anonymous, 36, Mumbai

5. The “I Already Have Plans” That Built My Empire

Every Friday my friends would spam: “WEEKEND PLANSSSS???”
I was broke, living on Maggi, and secretly baking cakes at 3 a.m. to clear my father’s hospital debt.
So I started replying, “Already booked yaar, next time pakka.”
Those “booked” weekends turned into a cloud kitchen, then a café, then nationwide shipping.
Last month I catered my ex-best-friend’s wedding — the one who used to beg me to come clubbing.
She still thinks I was “busy” every weekend for three years.
– Tanvi, 28, Pune

6. The 18-Month Career Gap I Rewrote as “Family Startup”

Postpartum depression hit like a truck. I quit my job, couldn’t get out of bed, felt like a failure.
When I finally applied again, the gap looked like a death sentence.
So I wrote: “Co-founder & COO – Family wellness venture (stealth)”.
The interviewer leaned forward: “Tell me about the startup.”
I bullshitted beautifully for 12 minutes.
Got the job at ₹28 lakh.
Six months later I actually launched the mental-health startup.
That lie became my origin story.
– Meera, 35, Hyderabad

7. The Child-Free Lie That Gave Us Our Miracle

Five years of IVF, 11 failed cycles, relatives asking “Kab aayega good news?” at every wedding.
One Diwali my husband snapped.
He stood up and announced, “We are happily child-free by choice. Stop asking.”
Silence. Then the topic died forever.
Two months later — no pressure, no calendars, no injections — I peed on a stick and saw two lines.
Our daughter turns three next week.
Sometimes the universe just needs you to stop trying so hard.
– Kavya, 38, ChennaiYour turn.

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