How many lies or inconsistent statements does it take before you cannot trust a “Friend”?
Look, people like to keep up appearances (it’s a pride thing) so obviously they are not going to criticize their partner/spouse in public. The complaining in private is a truer indication of how they really feel. And then you just get some weird people who are all over the place as far as consistency is concerned. Btw, the Internet is mostly full of fakes – not true friends. If someone lies to you I’ve realized that you should confront them immediately because if you let it go they think you are stupid and just keep telling lies thinking you are dumb enough to believe them.