It was love at first sight. I was attending a party at a restaurant in Boca Raton, Florida  – and while ordering a drink at the restaurant bar  – I saw Ted. He was hard to miss — he was sitting alone, right next to me.

We started talking and after a couple of minutes I thought to myself [...]

What is a lie?  Wikipedia (if it’s wrong — correct it) sez:

[lie (also called prevarication), is a type of deception in the form of an untruthful statement, especially with the intention to deceive others, often with the further intention to maintain a secret or reputation, protect someone's feelings or to avoid a punishment. To lie is [...]