“It doesn’t matter, as long as it’s working.”
I also met my wife of 30 years on a lie. We met at a bar on a Friday night. I told her I was a Rabbi. She was wearing the Star of David and I thought it would be a good opening line.
That reminds me of something Steven Wright said:
One day I got on the usual bus, and when I stepped in, I saw the most gorgeous blond Chinese girl... I sat beside her. I said, “Hi,” and she said, “Hi,” and then I said, “Nice day, isn’t it?,” and she said, “I saw my analyst today and he says I have a problem.” So I asked, “What’s the problem?” She replied, “I can’t tell you. I don’t even know you...” I said, “Well sometimes it’s good to tell your problems to a perfect stranger on a bus.” So she said, “Well, my analyst said I’m a nymphomaniac and I only like Jewish cowboys... by the way, my name is Denise.” I said, “Hello, Denise. My name is Bucky Goldstein...”