Yup, and that all makes perfect sense. Like I said, I don't doubt that he has had dreams about family and stability and being loved in that sense--as you say, WIAWSNB is a prime example of what his subconscious keeps buried--and that Lisa was the most recent candidate for his brain to work with.

I dunno, I guess just the first time I saw it, the line reading sounded to me more like, "Whoa, that's weird" than "Uh...very embarrassed. Must cover up."

But I think it's a little bit of both. So as you say: More Complicated than Just Plain Lying. But not telling the absolute truth, either.

Deanology. Like psychology but way more fun. Whee!