“He turns off his phone screen every time you walk in the room.”— Frank Kobola, cosmopolitan.comTagged: Cheating, Phone, Secrets, Privacy
“Talking about how "ugly" or "horrible" a certain woman is. This is one I've seen a few times -- a guy tries to cover up his attraction to a certain woman by slagging her off every chance he gets.”— Kiri Blakeley, thestir.cafemom.comTagged: Cheating, insults, Criticism, Women
“Upon returning home, your mate immediately runs to the shower before greeting you in an effort to wash away any evidence.”— Neil Morton, huffingtonpost.caTagged: Cheating, showering, evidence, Sex
“Even if your husband is still sleeping with you, you may pick up on subtle signs that he's not fully present: A lack of eye contact, feeling rushed to get it over with, and no intimacy afterward.”— Hannah Hickok, redbookmag.comTagged: Cheating, Sex, Eye Contact, Intimacy
“Guilt gifts are common when someone is getting nookie on the side. If a partner who has never thought to buy you flowers before suddenly starts bringing home roses on the regular, something may be amiss.”— Bethany Ramos, sheknows.comTagged: Cheating, guilty, gifts, Flowers
“People usually fear the most what they know lives inside of them. A crazy jealous, suspicious and controlling man usually is so because he has first-hand proof that cheating happens…via himself.”— Julia Austin, madamenoire.comTagged: Cheating, Fear, Jealous, controlling
“Cheating men change physically. Their love handles disappear, their posture changes and their muscle tone/definition returns. It's the body's primal means of preparing for courtship — he's readying himself to attract a mate.”— Charles J. Orlando, yourtango.comTagged: Cheating, Appearance, muscles, Weight
“A proud and faithful person wants to be seen with you. If your man isn’t taking you around their normal hangouts, then there could be something going on within the city limits.”— Maxwell Billieon, essence.comTagged: Cheating, Privacy, Faithful
“You sadly report your best friend’s husband is cheating. Instead of sharing your dismay, he becomes defensive. ‘Well, he hasn’t been happy in that marriage,’ or ‘People have affairs. That’s life.’ Condemning others means condemning himself—and he’s not about to go there.”— Abby Rodman, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Cheating, defensive, Marriage, Unhappy
“For some reason, he’s lasting a long time in bed, even though it’s never taken him all that long to cum in the past. Either he’s been masturbating a lot or he’s been getting some strange on the side.”— Holly Riordan, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Cheating, orgasm, masturbation
“You got a disease from him and he was STD-free when you met him.”— Ossiana Tepfenhart, thebolde.comTagged: Cheating, STD, disease, Sex
“People alter their voices when speaking to people with whom they are romantically involved on the phone (men tend to speak to female partners in a higher-than-normal tone of voice, while women tend to speak in a lower pitch to male partners). So if your partner starts laying on the seduction with so…”— Lara Rutherford-Morrison, bustle.comTagged: Cheating, voice, phone calls, tone
“If your partner is suddenly all about social media — especially if they've never previously shown an interest — it could be they've found a way to chat without being too obvious. That's because these digital platforms make the relationship easier to hide.”— Carolyn Steber, bustle.comTagged: Cheating, Social Media, Flirting, Secret
“Are you suddenly finding it hard to get in touch with your significant other? Is his mobile phone turned off during times you normally can reach him, or does he claim not to have had any cell service for hours at a time? Or maybe he says he has business meetings all night or a work conference all we…”— Kristin Koch, womansday.comTagged: Cheating, Phone, Busy, cell phone
“He flat out said you're not the only one he's seeing. This one is a no brainer. He already told you that you are not his only woman, but for some reason, you don’t want to believe it. Sorry hun, it’s TRUE.”— Tanisha Sapp, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Cheating, Truth, open relationship
“Most cheating men will need an untraceable way to pay for things: gifts, meals, hotels, trips, etc. Reloadable credit cards, PayPal accounts, and eBay purchases are all great ways to hide large or frequent transactions. Definitely investigate large, random transfers or cash withdrawals.”— Charles J. Orlando, yourtango.comTagged: Cheating, Money, transactions, financial
“You know that exhilarating feeling you get when you meet someone new and exciting? You want to tell the world about him. One of my exes began talking about a guy a lot near the end of our relationship — he just always seemed to be at her social gatherings that I didn't happen to attend. Sure enough,…”— Rich Santos, marieclaire.comTagged: Cheating, talking, bragging
“He's become the worst person ever at texting you back, but when you're together, you see him texting as much as a bored tween on a Sunday.”— Lane Moore, cosmopolitan.comTagged: Cheating, Texting, Phone
“You mate acts guilty when you do something nice for him or her. You are supposed to be the person who is making life miserable and the relationship untenable. By doing something nice, you force the cheater to think about what he or she is doing.”— Raymond B. Green, today.comTagged: Cheating, guilty, kindness, Regret
“Cheaters like to call from bathrooms because it disguises the noise from the room or the person they are actually around. If they are in a place they shouldn’t be or with someone that they shouldn’t be with, then the bathroom is the perfect should barrier to shield suspicion.”— Maxwell Billieon, essence.comTagged: Cheating, bathroom, phone calls, Privacy
“If your partner starts going to a lot of effort to keep his or her phone away from you — taking it into the bathroom, freaking out if you try to use it to check the weather, refusing to answer it while you’re in the room — then that may be a sign that something’s up.”— Lara Rutherford-Morrison, bustle.comTagged: Cheating, Texting, phone calls, Secrets
“Picking fights all of a sudden is a classic ploy -- this way if he ever gets caught, he can blame it on you and say you two were always fighting!”— Kiri Blakeley, thestir.cafemom.comTagged: Cheating, Fighting, Moody, Blame
“Your gut doesn't lie. Let's say your husband has had an old college friend in his life for years, and up until last month, you felt totally fine about it. But now there's something about his tone when he mentions her that puts a knot in your stomach. Don't ignore that.”— Hannah Hickok, redbookmag.comTagged: Cheating, Gut, Feelings, Instinct
“If you post a photo on Facebook, or other social media site, and tag him and it appears on his page, but none of his friends like or comment on the photo, he has blocked his world from your existence. Or, if other women are writing on his page, yet you can't see what they write, he has strategically…”— Liz Crokin, elitedaily.comTagged: Cheating, Social Media, Facebook, blocking
“It's inadvisable to marry someone who was cheating in an affair with you — when you're the spouse, you'll get cheated on. People who feel entitled to sex any way they can get it will always rationalize cheating and just keep doing it”— Tina B. Tessina, sheknows.comTagged: Cheating, Marriage, repeat, Sex, affair
“A partner who is suddenly not interested in sex, barring depression and other medical issues, may be getting their needs met somewhere else.”— Bethany Ramos, sheknows.comTagged: Cheating, Sex, libido, sex life
“There are only two reasons a person’s stories shouldn’t match up: they are planning you a big surprise, or they are cheating.”— Julia Austin, madamenoire.comTagged: Cheating, Lies, confusing, Surprises
“He says the wrong name. There’s no flag bigger or redder than this one.”— Holly Riordan, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Cheating, Sex, red flags, mistake
“Your best friend just matched with him on Tinder. He claims it's just for fun, but there are plenty of fun apps where the objective isn't to have sex with everyone.”— Frank Kobola, cosmopolitan.comTagged: Cheating, Tinder, Dating sites, apps
“He also asked me to completely shave off all my ‘you know where’ hair. I kept asking him why he wanted me to do that, but now I know it was because one of the women he had sex with must have had a Brazilian.”— Patti Blue Hayes, huffingtonpost.comTagged: Cheating, Sex, hair, pubic hair