How can I know if he is cheating me?

March 18, 2009 2:09pm CST
My bf has been behaving strangely of late. He has become more secretive, and doesnt quieter. we have been seeing each other for nearly two years, but since about a month, he is not all that eager to return my calls or my text messages, and acts distant when he is with me. could he be seeing someone? could he have lost interst? how can i find out? I know it has nothing to do with his work or his friends or family. so what could it be? a couple of times i asked him, he said there was nothing wrong, but he didnt sound convincing. what should i do? his age is 27, if that helps in any way. pls advise
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@daneg33 (1128)
• Canada
18 Mar 09
Top Ten Signs He is Cheating on you: Social and Cultural Issues : Dating Last Updated: Mar 16th, 2009 - 15:42:05 Ten Signs That Your Lover Is Cheating On You By Ezilon.com Articles Feb 21, 2006, 18:04 Email this article Printer friendly page BETRAYAL, BELOVED Ten Signs That Your Lover Is Cheating On You A relationship is founded on trust. What would happen then when that very trust which is the essence of commitment is compromised? Such is the pain of betrayal. It strikes a dagger to our very hearts, as treachery from the person who hold most dear is something that we’re always afraid of, yet it remains that one thing which we dare not expect. Suspecting our partners to be cheating on us can make us lose an important component of our lives: peace of mind. We’ll end up spending countless sleepless nights thinking and fearing the worst. All we need during those times is a guarantee… a sign. Whether it is good or bad, it should be better than having to waste countless hours drowning in a sea of uncertainty. Hence, here are ten signs that could tell you when your lover is actually cheating on your relationship. 1. Is he overprotective about his mobile phone? It is so easy to cheat on someone in this day and age of modern technology. Fortunately, or unfortunately, it is also easy to catch someone using the very technology that facilitates the betrayal. New generation mobile phones these days do have logs that record the numbers we call and the numbers that contact us. Also, text messaging is becoming very popular these days, and concrete proof of treacherous affections can be discovered by checking the SMS inbox of most phones. Naturally, the person engaged in such a betrayal would dare not show his mobile phone for fear of getting caught. 2. Is there a significant decrease in the time he allots for you? The body has its limitations. If he is all gung ho with the other party, it is expected that he will be too tired to give you the attention you expect. 3. Is there a significant decrease in the level of affection he is showing you? Simple caresses and gentle kisses that diminish in frequency can be quite telling of a wandering heart. The attention that he used to shower you with is most probably spent on someone else. 4. Is he usually gone for days under the guise of a business trip or meeting with friends, when he never used to pursue such affairs? He may be engaged in an affair of another variety, and he is merely using seemingly valid reasons as excuses. 5. Do you catch him in small lies more often than you could count? Small lies beget bigger lies, and sometimes, small lies can be used to conceal even more dastardly lies. A lie is a lie. Treat it seriously. Once discovered, prepare yourself to unveil more skeletons in his closet. 6. Does he miss important dates which he never used to forget? The human mind also has its limits, and when it focuses on someone else, the memories reserved for us are often left at the backseat. 7. Does he fail to call you at appropriate times? It is quite difficult to sneak in a call or some form of communication when he is with someone else, right? 8. In the same light, do you often catch him sneaking out during a date to place a call? When you do ask him about it, he would just reason out that it is a call for the boss or some friends? This, also, can be quite telling, especially when he does not show such a behavior in the past. 9. Internet affairs are growing in numbers in this day and age. If he is spending more time in cyberspace that normal, be wary. Chances are, he is exchanging some correspondence with a person he is interested in. 10. Does he exhibit a short fuse whenever you ask him about his day? Does he suddenly make a big issue about his need for privacy, when such was not even a consideration in the past? He may be positioning himself to get some space to be able to pursue an affair with another. Of course, all of these signs can be as simple as personality quirks that we all have to deal with when it comes to our partners. What makes them danger signs is when they are exhibited suddenly, whereas they never even manifested themselves before. Such an immediate shift in personality can be the result of a cheating heart.
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18 Mar 09
woah! thanks daneg. that sure helps. but do these hints and tips apply across the board? some of it does apply, as i described in my opening post. it cant be an internet affair as i hardly see him go online, like me. worried n concerned. should i talk or not. will it annoy him? sigh
• United States
18 Mar 09
In short, if you suspect that he is cheating, he probably is. And remember, whether it's your boyfriend or husband--if he cheated once, then nine times out of ten, he will do it again. No woman should have to put up with that. And "I'm sorry, boo-hoo-hoo" doesn't help, either. A grown man knows what he's doing, and he knows that it is wrong. If he cries and says he's sorry, he means he's sorry he got caught.
18 Mar 09
i agree that no woman should put up with it. when i've seen these things happen to others, i've always encouraged them to drop the guy. but now when this is happening to me, i'm just not walking up to him and asking him. am i fearing that i might lose him and become lonely? dont know...
@krupesh (2608)
• India
18 Mar 09
Just leave him alone for sometime without any messages from you are calls to him.If he really loves & cares you he will defenitely call you back at regular frequencies.Make him to think that you are avoiding him.You will defenitely get to know his true colors.Its as simple as that.Try it out it might help.
18 Mar 09
thanks krupesh. i hope i find the strength to do that. am too soft-hearted, thats my problem! :(