5 Most Common Signs That Your Partner’s Cheating
1. Secretive phone or computer use
Partners who cheat use their phones and computers more frequently than before and guard them as if their lives depend on them.
If your partner’s phone and laptop never required a password before, and now they do, that’s not a good sign. If he or she suddenly starts deleting texts and clearing their browser history daily, that’s not a good sign or he or she never lets go of their phone, or even takes it into the bathroom when they shower, that’s not a good sign.
2. Unreachable
Your cheating partner is less likely to answer your calls and respond to your texts. You may hear excuses like they were in a meeting, they were driving and didn’t know you were trying to get in touch. If your partner is unreachable while working late or on a business trip, that’s a sign of cheating.
3. Altered schedule
If your partner who never once worked late suddenly needs to work late, and that starts to happen more and more frequently, they may be lying. If your spouse has never been away on a business trip and suddenly finds a need to travel for work, that could be a sign that they are having weekend getaways with another person.
Dead batteries, flat tires, traffic jams, spending extra time at the gym, and similar excuses for being late or absent altogether might is also a signs of cheating. A partner who is cheating on you might also suddenly be forgetful about picking up the kids, birthdays and other important events, etc.
4. Unexplained expenses
This is another common sign. If there are odd charges on your partner’s credit cards, or there is suddenly less money in your partner’s bank accounts, retirement accounts, investment accounts, and so on, your should be attentive. If you ask your partner about these expenses, and their answers seem untrue, they are likely cheating.
Cheating costs money because your cheating partner has to buy gifts, trips, and wine and pay for dinners, hotel rooms, and so on. The costs of cheating can add up very quickly. If you see large cash withdrawals or evidence of purchases from places you rarely or never frequent, that’s not a good sign.
5. Emotional intimacy fades
Typically, after a few years, the relationship is not as intense as it was in the first few months. But, partners bond and securely attach over time, learning to trust one another with their secrets, desires, and other important aspects of their lives. That process is known as building emotional intimacy.
Emotional intimacy is what keeps partners bonded to their significant other long after the wedding day. So, if your partner suddenly seems less emotionally vulnerable and intimate with you and does not seem to want you to be emotionally vulnerable and intimate, that’s a strong indication that their focus has shifted most likely to an affair partner.
