My childhood best friend and I live in the same city now, but our schedules never align and we haven't seen each other in years.

I accepted a senior title just for the resume padding knowing fully well I would quit within six months for a remote contract.

I keep a fake identity ready in case anyone finds out who I really am and that would be bad for everyone.

I specifically wear the perfume you complimented three years ago whenever I know I am going to run into you.

I make up random work errands just to walk past your floor and catch a glimpse of you working.

I saw my high school bully working as a valet at a luxury hotel. I tipped him $50 just to watch him hold the door open for me.

I haven't felt genuinely excited about anything in almost six months, but I keep putting on a brave face for my kid.

I bought the house without anyone knowing that my parents were paying for it all along.

I lied about knowing SQL on my resume and spent my entire first week learning basic database queries from YouTube.

I keep the gift cards you gave me because they remind me of everything we used to do together.

I let my group take the bad grade on a project because I refused to fix their lazy mistakes at the last minute.

My mother pretends she hates dogs, but she sneaks table scraps to our rescue mutt every single morning.

I took a lower-stress role with less pay just so I could stop having stress-induced migraines every Sunday evening.

I told my friends I am allergic to cilantro because I just really hate the taste of it and didn't want to explain.

I used an alias on my professional portfolio website so my current employer wouldn't find out I am freelancing.