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Expert reveals four easily missed signs that your partner is cheating on you

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Updated 09:24 8 Nov 2024 GMTPublished 08:09 8 Nov 2024 GMT

Expert reveals four easily missed signs that your partner is cheating on you

The expert listed a surprising one that you might've missed

Jess Battison

Jess Battison

Look, I hate to put a downer on things but the reality is, while you might think your relationship is 10/10, there might be things going on without you realising.

Yep, I’m talking about cheating. Because we all know there’s those sh*tbags out there who have to go and spoil it all by being unfaithful.

And sometimes they get away with it for far too long despite any red flags. So, I do hope for all of our sakes that none of you lot are being cheated on in your relationship.

But being realistic, some probably are so let’s get clued up to be able to catch them out. Helpfully, an expert has revealed four easily missed signs that your partner could be cheating on you.

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Their phone being glued to them could be a red flag. (Getty Stock)
Their phone being glued to them could be a red flag. (Getty Stock)

Being on their phone more than usual

Psychotherapist Bhavna Raithata told the DailyMail that if they’re spending such an excessive amount of time on their phone to the point they’re not even paying you attention, then it’s a red flag.

And as you might expect, the big telltale sign is even they keep suddenly hiding it away or changing the pin.

Or maybe, you’ve noticed they’ve changed the volume they speak at when it rings.

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Either way, Raithata explains they’re ‘shutting their life down, layer by layer by layer from their current partner’.

Gaslighting you

I mean, a red flag in any relationship really. Raithata says cheating brings out this kind of ‘insidious behaviour in the cheater’.

The expert says they’re simply projecting their own guilt onto you and even sowing ‘the seed of doubt’ in front of your friends.

“And this is devastating. You may feel like you're losing your mind because of it,” she explains. “They're projecting their insecurities onto you.”

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Some people actually have the realisation during sex. (Getty Stock)
Some people actually have the realisation during sex. (Getty Stock)

Suddenly getting super snappy

The psychotherapoist said those who cheat can often have angry and short-tempered behaviour due them being ‘distant and detached’.

“I've also had a couple of clients who have then challenged their partners on this and they've become almost physically aggressive," she said.

“If your partner is becoming challenging, it's self protection, because they don't want to be found out. It's their secret. They know there will be repercussions.”

Instead of going off you, they’re all over you

Yeah, you might not have expected this one as you’d probably imagine a cheater to lose interest in having sex with you – especially when they’re getting it elsewhere.

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"Intimacy is physical and emotional. What you've been sharing with your partner is very sacred. It really bonds us,” she explained.

"With an affair, you have an increased libido for this reason, you become like a Duracell bunny. And partners, who may temporarily feel guilty about this, redirect this heightened sex drive towards their current partner.”

However, she warned it could just be a physical release for tension rather than emotional with many of Raithata’s clients actually releasing their partner is cheating during sex.

“Suddenly their partner is simply just going through the motions, there's no eye contact for example and this is heartbreaking,” she added.

But, on the flipside, a red flag could be if a once ‘really good intimate life’ suddenly goes ‘dead in the water’.

Featured Image Credit: Getty stock

Topics: Sex and Relationships

Jess Battison
Jess Battison

Jess is a Senior Journalist with a love of all things pop culture. Her main interests include asking everyone in the office what they're having for tea, waiting for a new series of The Traitors and losing her voice at a Beyoncé concert. She graduated with a first in Journalism from City, University of London in 2021.

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