Here’s another FRIENDS reference for all you fans out there. You likely recall the episode where Ross Geller began speaking at a lecture with a fake British accent out of nervousness. He tried to slyly phase it out until his students noticed, urging him to come clean.

But unlike Ross, these people who shared their stories on Reddit many years ago chose to live out their lies. They chose the “fake it ‘til you make it” route, even if it meant altering their realities, some of them, for good.

How can someone keep a charade going for years? Read on to find out.

Discover more in “Still Shocked”: 51 People Who Had No Choice But To Live Out The Lies They Told

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When I was a little kid, I told my mom I really liked her tuna casserole. I

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