How can you tell if she/he is cheating on you? (part II)

@shamsta19 (3224)
United States
August 17, 2008 2:23pm CST
Strange things are happening. First of all we broke up and after three months got back together and made a pact to work things out and make the changes necessary to do so. I have to admit during our split I suspected some infidelity, and she basically convinced me to otherwise. Now I am not so sure. Her phone rings and she's not answering around me. The other day I found a dudes number in her phone disguised under a work contact. She was getting text messages from a business? Oh no I had to investigate. Called the number and get no answer, keeps saying "unallocated number" but she was definently receiving text msgs from this number on more than one occasion. I approached her about it and she said "thats just how I have his number saved in my phone!" Tried to flip the script on me about some crap with my ex, who's not in the picture anymore. I am starting to wonder if she is giving me a hard time to cover up her discretions. And she even says if one is always accusing, they are usually guilty of the very thing they are accusing. She says she loves me. I believe that too. She drives miles to come see me now. And seemingly spends all her free time with me. But at the same she doesn't live with me anymore and has plenty of opportunity. I might be paranoid but my instincts say different and she is not making me at ease with her explanations or accusations. Truthfully I did some business with my ex (business not personal) while we were split up and now since we are together, and I told her about it being honest. She had a problem. Didn't want me dealing with her so I stopped and I still hear about it all the time. I don't feel that same connection we once had though and now the phone calls and messages are making me wonder. So the other night I was trying to sell this Ipod and needed a ride to the buyer. My girl promised me she was coming (actually said she was on the way) and then didn't answer her phone for two hours. She had been hanging out at a bar and needless to say I still have the ipod. I am still upset about this because I NEEDED THE MONEY AND STILL DO SOOOOOO BAD RIGHT NOW. She don't seem to care. I ask her where she was and she said she left her phone in her car and was at the bar the whole time. I am really suspicious of her activities and while there is a chance I am overreacting I'd love some feedback...
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@sk66rc (4250)
• United States
23 Aug 08
This is one of the reasons why I never give a romantic relationships a 2nd chance... Too many "what ifs"... If 2 people couldn't work things out while they were together, chances are, it won't be any different 2nd time around, most of the times even worse... I know there are few exceptions but they're far & few in between... Now, that being said, you know what they say, when in doubt, trust your instincts... What's really screwed up about all this is that you know you're being honest with her about everything, like business your ex, & you're not too concerned about what anybody else things, you know better... You can sleep at night knowing you have nothing to hide despite of what it may or may not look like to someone else... Your girl friend might feel the same way... Unless you're there 24/7, there's noway you can know about it... As much as it may & does "suck", you seem to be stuck with one of the 2 hard choices... Either take her words for what they are & play dumb or, & this is the hard part, trust your own instincts & let things go, including her... That's no way to live a life let alone have a relationship, constantly living with suspicions & mis-trust... Hate to be the cold one of the bunch but from the way it looks to me, the relationship is on it's full speed down the fast lane on a tube... Eventually, she's gonna get sick of you feeling the way you do, or at least with your accusations, weather she's really cheating or not... And you're gonna be sick of feeling the way you do, weather she is cheating or not... Instead of spending time what the normal couple should be doing, you are gonna get to the point where you guys are spending all your times wondering & trying to figure out what the other one is upto... Is that a type of relationship you wanna be in? I hope not... Believe me, I'm not here to ruin anybody's relationship & for that matter, you don't even really know me personally so I wouldn't blame you for brushing me off but at the same time, just few things to think about when you take a step back & look at the whole situation & where you see yourself going with this girl & where you wanna be... If you see yourself going some where you don't wanna be, time to cut the ties...
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@shamsta19 (3224)
• United States
29 Aug 08
Absolutely right. The thing is I actually think I may be wrong this time. I have since approached her and we've talked this issue out. We have been apart from each other for a while and things are just stressful. She has had her fun being away from me as I have with her. We are trying to get used to being trusting of each other. I think my mind is at ease cause for a second there I was thinking something had to be going on. I may have been wrong on this one at least I hope so....
@shamsta19 (3224)
• United States
19 Sep 08
Take it back. The other night I saw a text message on her phone from this guy. He was basically saying my woman needed to come and lay in the bed next to him. Her response? A smiley face with a wink? So you know I am pissed off. I did some investigating and I am not so sure she is being one hundred percent honest with me. My family tells me to cut her loose. A lot of me wants to believe she is being faithful. I keep telling myself I am wrong but my instincts and evidence is saying different. My gut is telling me cut her off and avoid all problem to begin with. At this point I am feeling that is my only option.
@sk66rc (4250)
• United States
19 Sep 08
Few years back, tooth paste company called, "collgate" had a commercial out... One of their catch phrase goes something like, "Millions of teeth can't be wrong"... If a stranger tells you something, you can always say, "well, that's just your opinion!" & brush it off... If you start to hear that from other people over & over again, you start to wonder... Can so many people be so wrong when their opinions about a situation, including your own, are just about same? Oh, yeah, of course... There is always a small chance that "millions of teeth" could be wrong... But if you listen to everybody's thoughts & then you believe & agree with them with your own instinct, chances are, time to go... How's that go? If it walks like a duck & quacks like a duck? All the signs are there... Even if she's not cheating on you, when 2 people get into a relationship, we're an extention of one another... "When a man insults a woman, he's insulting a man she's with as well..." If the other guy is sending her that type of message to her, weather he meant it or it was meant to be a joke, basically all that means is that he - the other guy - doesn't have any respect for you & the relationship you're in with her... And according to her responce, she doesn't really have that high regards for the relationship either... If it was just meant to be a joke, than it should've been brought up... Of course it's possible to have friends that the partner doesn't know... I have one female friend who's basically a tom boy & she is a clown type personality at work... She has never met my girl friend... One time, she did sent me a text message like that... I showed it to my girl friend & we set aside a date to make sure my girl friend met her... It was my idea to do that because my girl friend told me she didn't need to know all my friends but I guess it was more for my piece of mind that my girl friend absolutely knows there's nothing going on... The girl I work with, even though she didn't have to, appologized to my girl friend & nwo they are decent friends... Now my girl friend refers to her as my "other girl friend", of course jokingly... Point to my long a** drawn out story is that if your girl can't bring you to the guy & introduce you to him, making sure there's nothing going on except that it was meant to be a joke or her relationship is just that, 2 friends just kidding around, then there's something missing...
@lvaldean (1612)
• United States
21 Sep 08
Alright my friend I have read all the way through this one and got to say ..... Kick her to the curb! You do indeed deserve better than this. She is indeed playing you. There are reasons why you two broke it off the first time. I suspect that these reasons still exist and now they are exacerbated by the lack of truth and the lack of trust. When you were apart you both played. It is to be expected and accepted. Neither of you were attached and both of you had the right. When you made the decision to come back together and form a new alliance you agreed to leave playtime behind and work together to reform your relationship. That means leaving behind any playmates you might have picked up during your downtime. Doesn't mean you have to expose your indiscretions to each other; first because they aren't her business or yours. It does mean though that you owe each other a clean slate. Playmates come off the call list and are notified of the change in status. Hanging out in bars as singles should not be part of game plan either. That is simply asking for trouble. I get that you are in the music industry and this adds a layer to the relationship. You and I have discussed this before. It takes a strong and self-confident woman to stand behind a man in this industry. It takes a strong man with a good moral compass to work in this industry and not give in. My husband and I work this issue all the time. The day I don't trust him is the day he isn't my husband any longer. The day he doesn't trust me with my travel schedule and weeks away from home is the day I am not his wife. The challenge is finding someone who hears you, feels you, sees you, and wants you for the man you are. Not for who you might be someday. Not for who they might make you. Not so they have arm candy. Not so they have bragging rights. But because when they are away from you for a hour they miss you. When you are brought low they can think of nothing but how to lift you up. When they are uplifted the first thing they do is reach to you so you are lifted with them. Someone who fears nothing so much as your unhappiness and yet will tell you what you need to hear for your success, even when it hurts. Someone who can sit in a room with you for hours and never say a word because even in silence they are never lonely. Someone who smiles just thinking about you. Someone who finds you attractive even at your worst minute. The challenge is that you must feel exactly the same way about them.
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@shamsta19 (3224)
• United States
22 Sep 08
That's real. I really thought she was that person. Even through all the arguments we've had a lot of good times. I can't believe it almost and she acts as if nothing happened now. HOW CAN I IGNORE THIS? It is obvious what just happened and I promise you I have looked at every angle and scenario and come up with nothing. What other reason would you be telling this dude you're coming to see him? She is trying hard to be all over me now and nice, all the things that had been lacking in our relationship these past few months which further lets me know something is up. I'm looking for the person you described, I keep finding lemons.
@shamsta19 (3224)
• United States
27 Sep 08
And you are so right!
@lvaldean (1612)
• United States
27 Sep 08
Well relationships are strange things and they are the one thing that you can not make lemonade out of lemons from. Certainly you can and should overlook minor flaws in each other. Everyone has minor flaws and if we did not overlook these we would never get together. But you can not turn a blind eye to that which is the foundation to long-term and binding between two people. Ethics, personal character, honesty, spirtual readiness. Can't rush it my friend. It comes when it comes and when you are in your spirit ready to take it on. Peace.
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• United States
19 Sep 08
If your man is sneaking around, and if you ask him questions and he does not give you a straight answer, then yeah, he is probably cheating on you.
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@shamsta19 (3224)
• United States
19 Sep 08
Man? I hope you don't mean me. LOL. Anyway man/woman, either way you are still right.
@Amberina (1541)
• United States
20 Sep 08
Hey Shamsta How are you? I was reading your problem with your girl and I am sorry that she is doing this to you your such a nice guy! That one person (I can't remember his name but he got best response) gave you some very good advice he sounds very wise. I just wanted to let you know that there is someone out there for you and someday you two will meet just hang in there and don't give up. Amberina.
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@shamsta19 (3224)
• United States
22 Sep 08
I appreciate that. I lack the strength to keep looking. Stay single I think.
@shilpa_p (198)
• India
18 Aug 08
Hi.I think that if you suspect something then you should probably figure out a way to find out whether its true.From what you've described,seems to me thatmaybe she's trying to hide something from you-for some reason.If she had bitter feelings about you workin with your ex that shes probably insecure even though you're not, now.You should sit down,have a nice talk,communicate and then go with your gut feeling.Sometimes what we see isn't the whole story so it can be deceiving.Find out the whole story.I don't know she sounds confused to me.Maybe she doesn't know what she wants or isn't ready to get back with you yet.I say you bring your doubts out in the open to her and hear what she has to say.Then accordingly take a decision.
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@shamsta19 (3224)
• United States
18 Aug 08
Not to sound like I am disagreeing with you but I have been down that road. I have approached her and her responses has been denial but normally she would've tore my head off. No it is "no" and "you have nothing to worry about" but it's still very unlike her. At times I feel I am overreacting but she makes me think I have reason to. I know too I may not be seeing the whole story.. You know how someone constantly accuses one of cheating because they are probably guilty themselves? She is the number accuser! So I wonder if she is not just trying to keep me off balance to hide her discretion? I hope I am wrong.
@zeny_zion (1283)
• Philippines
18 Aug 08
easy to notice if your bf is cheating. he going to be cold on you. you will receive calls from him less than his usual. if he's with you, you will notice that his not with you. he looks like he's thinking something.
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@shamsta19 (3224)
• United States
18 Aug 08
Or in my case she. She's always been kind of cold to me. I notice it more now. Same calls and she always looks like she's thinking something. I wonder if I am not on point with my suspicions?