Some of these
signs of a cheating
spouse are "tongue in cheek" while others are tell
tale signs that commonly appear with a cheating
husband or cheating wife. There is no copyright. Feel free to
forward to those who might be interested. But please don't change
anything.
1) You find birth-control pills in
her medicine cabinet, and you've had a vasectomy.
2) Mutual friends start acting
strangely toward you. (They either know about the cheating or have
been told stories about what a horrible wife
or girlfriend you are.)
3) Your cheating husband or wife
stops confiding in you and seeking advice from you.
4) Sets up a new e-mail account and
doesn't tell you about it.
5) He leaves the house in the
morning smelling like Irish Spring and returns in the evening
smelling like Safeguard.
6) She joins the gym and begins a
rigorous workout program.
7) She buys a cell phone and
doesn't let you know.
8) He sets up a separate cell phone
account that is billed to his office.
9) The cheating husband carries
condoms, and you are on the pill.
10) Begins to delete all incoming
phone calls from the caller ID.
11) Deletes all incoming e-mails
when they used to accumulate.
12) He becomes
"accusatory," asking if you are being true to him,
usually out of guilt.
13) Raises hypothetical questions
such as, "Do you think it's possible to love more than one
person at a time?"
14) He buys himself new underwear.
15) He insists the child seat,
toys, etc., are kept out of his car.
16) The cheating wife stops wearing
her wedding ring.
17) Has a sudden desire to be
helpful with the laundry.
18) Has unexplained scratches or
bruises on his or her neck or back.
19) Suddenly wants to try new love
techniques.
20) He/she fairly suddenly stops
having sex with you.
21) He/she suddenly wants more sex,
more often.
22) Supposedly works a lot of
overtime, but it never shows up on the pay stub.
23) Picks fights in order to stomp
out of the house.
24) You find out by accident he or
she took vacation day or personal time off from work - but
supposedly worked on those days.
25) Shows a sudden interest in a
different type of music.
26) Spouse's co-workers are
uncomfortable in your presence.
27) Has a sudden preoccupation with
his or her appearance.
28) Spends an excessive amount of
time on the computer, especially after you have gone to bed.
29) He throws up a lot because he
just ate at his mistress's house and had to eat the dinner you
prepared when he got home.
30) Your spouse is away from home,
either nights or on trips, more than previously.
31) His/her clothes smell of an
unfamiliar perfume or after-shave. You see lipstick on your
husband's shirt.
32) The amount of money being
deposited into your checking account drops off.
33) You find items of intimate
apparel or other small gift-type items that you did not give your
spouse.
34) Your spouse seems less
comfortable around you and is "touchy" and easily moved
to anger.
35) You get calls where the caller
hangs up when he or she hears your voice.
36) He/she loses attention in the
activities in the home.
37) Your intuition (gut feeling)
tells you that something is not right.
38) He/she has a definite change in
attitude towards everyone in the home.
39) She uses a low voice or whisper
on the phone or hangs up quickly.
40) She has a "glow"
about her.
41) Atypical erratic behavior.
42) He sneaks out of the house.
43) She sleeps with her purse by
the bed.
44) She goes to the store for
groceries and comes home 5 hours later.
45) He tells you that you can get
hold of him at a different telephone number.
46) The telltale sign of a cheating
spouse? Having to ask that question
in the first place.
Dr. Robert Huizenga, The Infidelity Coach, has helped hundreds of
couples over the past two decades heal from the agony of
extramarital affairs and survive infidelity. Visit his website at:
http://www.break-free-from-the-affair.com