If you knew that your gf/bf was cheating but you had no proof, what would you do

United States
May 21, 2009 11:37pm CST
I just know something isn't right in my relationship.I really don't know where to go with this because I can't prove it, but I know I'm right about this feeling that I have. This situation really frustrates me because I feel like I'm being played for a fool, and I don't know what to do. Do I just ignore it untill I get proof and let it continue, or confront him about what's going on, but if I confront him, he's going to try to play this game as if I'm crazy or something because I haven't caught him doing anything yet. Maybe I should just wait because if he knows I'm watching him he might start moving different and covering up his tracks, so maybe I should just wait for him to slip up. What would you do, I could really use some advice on this one?
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@russso (1693)
• Philippines
22 May 09
Oh gosh. Please.... Do not ignore. I strongly believe in girlfriend's intuition or girl's instinct. You have to talk to your boyfriend in such a way that you don't appear to be confrontational or something like Inspector Gadget. It is easier said than done, but you have to find time to sit down with him. In a relationship, it is not healthy to keep such kinds of feelings especially if you think that something is going on. There may not be proof right now, but why wait? You will not accuse him. All you have to do is tell him what you're feeling. It will be even more difficult if you keep that all bottled up and it's really going to be dangerous when the time comes that you'll just explode. I used to be quiet or something like that in my previous relationships even if I were already feeling something. This intuition has never failed me. I never got good results when I kept it to myself. Talk to your boyfriend. Don't be angry with him. Really strong emotions won't do anything good. He should also be understanding of you. If the relationship is worth fighting for and if you both really love each other, I'm sure you will be able to work things out. I wish you the best.
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• United States
22 May 09
I think that if I talk to him about it ,he will only try to reassure me that nothing's going on, and then continue to do what he's been doing.Then I've exposed my hand to quick. I don't know maybe if he knows I'm own to what he's doing maybe he will just end it, if he really does love me the way he says he does.
• United States
22 May 09
ive been in that situation before i think its best to just keep it in the back of your mind until you get proof of it and bust him handed when i finally had proof and confronted my now x he still tryed to deny it when i actually talked to the girl that he cheated on me with and she told me things that she could have only known if it was all true. good luck with your boyfriend and i hope things work out for the best.
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• United States
22 May 09
thanks for the advice I think thats exactly what i will do
@celticeagle (158680)
• Boise, Idaho
22 May 09
First off I would have to be sure. I would change my routine and be available when he least expects me to be. I would probably follow him or have someone else. I would lay in wait, check numbers on his phone. It would have to be pretty aparent. If and when I got the proof I needed he would be out of my life like the garbage he would be. I treat my men good so I would have no reason to believe he has issues with me. He would be out of the picture really fast. I would be devestated.
@celticeagle (158680)
• Boise, Idaho
22 May 09
I am a very vengeful person in an instance like this. I would make his life a living hell. I would go so far south of what I was for him that he would wish for the day to return when you took good care of him. He doesn't diserve even a kind word from you. If he is truly double timing you. I have heard some stories of the wrath that is evoked by a woman scorned. Be careful. You don't want to do time or a fine for him.
• United States
22 May 09
You are so right. That's the very reason I try to practice self control, because I know when this blows up ,I'm only going to be acting of off anger.
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• United States
22 May 09
Exactly there is nothing that I don't do for this man. That's what really gets me frustrated, because in my eyes he has no reason to cheat. If I wasn't one step ahead of him, I would believe that our relationship was perfect.I really do take good care of him. Maybe he's to comfortable and he thinks that he can just get away with this because everything is so good. I don't know, who knows how his ignorant mind thinks.
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@med889 (5941)
22 May 09
This is a very interesting discussion, If I were in this particular situation then the first thing I might be doing is to keep a watch on him, I know this is not done but what he has also is not appreciable, so I will hire someone to give me some concret proof so that I can be sure of my suspicions.
@med889 (5941)
22 May 09
Yes he is maybe unaware of the dangerous game he is now playing. I remember my mom had to hire someone to keep a watch on my dad when he was cheating and it was very awkward to me, I felt really bad, my dad kept on denying and he was behaving as if nothing happened whereas we came to know, it was very difficult to live with someone who is taking you for a big fool, as my dad was doing,even if you will get to know he will say many lies to protect himself and then you might be feeling very bad staying with a dishonest person, my mom had had enough too.
• United States
22 May 09
Thats exactly what I mean about him playing this dangerous game. Im not trying to end up there. I hope this situation resolves itself very soon.
• United States
22 May 09
I have been keeping a very close eye on him, but at the same time I don't want this issue to be my life. It's starting to be very time consuming. I'm just hoping that the oppurtunity will present itself soon because I don't know how much more of this I can take. Every time I'm with him I have to pretend like everything is fine, and continue to be nice to him so he doesn't start getting suspicious of me. I don't think he realizes how dangerous game this is that he's playing.
• Malaysia
22 May 09
I think the best way to handle yous situation is through conversation. Just talk to him and ask him to the face whether he is cheating. don't keep it to yourself and gets even frustrated. Well of course he can deny about it and if he does just tell him straight away about how you would feel if he do cheating. If he is truly cheating then you can see it in his face.
• Malaysia
22 May 09
I have an idea and its up to you to take or just leave it. You tell him you want to take sometime away from him, or should I say break up with him for a while. And if he accept it lightly that is a high possibilities he is cheating. After that you just go on with your life or go for a vacation. If he really loves you and do not have an affair he should be persuade you to stay. Just an idea.
• United States
22 May 09
I've tried this too, but it doesn't work because ,it will last for about a day or two, then he's right back again. Our lives are so intertwined that we couldn't ignore each other if we really wanted to because were best friends and partners ,we have been around each other almost every day for about three years now, so it's kinda hard. Thats why I don't know how i'm going to be able to cope with this when I find what i'm looking for.
• United States
22 May 09
I already see it when I look at him and he looks back at me. It's as if he already knows I know something or maybe it'd just guilt.
@Hedwig (283)
• China
22 May 09
This is a complex situation. I have never been in a relationship yet and maybe can't give you any informative advices. However, I do feel sorry for you. In my opinion, there is totally no need to wait for him to slip up, it will be a total torture to you. Just leave him without explanation. If he still cares about you, he will try to find you. If he doesn't, ok, there is no need to waste your emotion on such a worthless guy anyway.
• United States
22 May 09
Tortutr id exactly what it is. I hate myself for allowing him to do this, that's why I have to get even with him.
• United States
22 May 09
Tortur is exactly what it is.
• United States
22 May 09
Torture.My mistake.
@rmuxagirl (7548)
• United States
22 May 09
1. If you are basing things on a feeling that something isn't right, you need to get proof. When I felt like my ex was cheating on me there were signs. He was spending more time with another girl, he had text messages from the other girl, his friends would call me by her name (that happened twice). There were too many things that didn't add up with the "friendship" I confronted him about it and he made out to be crazy you don't want that. Try to get proof somehow.
• United States
23 May 09
I don't know who he's spending time with,but it's not me, and he's not the kind of guy to be around a lot of other men all the time, he doesn't really have that many male friends that's close enough to him for him to be doing things with. As far as the texting thing, I don't know what's on his phone because he keeps it locked, but I know I have heard his phone ring almost three o'clock in the morning a couple of times, and when this happens he doesn't answer. If someone calls you at that time in the morning it's either one or two things, there's an emergency and that person really needs to get in touch with you, or it's someone that thinks it's ok to call you at that time because they've done it before.I know I'm gonna get the proof that I need sooner or later, and when I do,It's going to be a sad day for him, because that day will be the beginning of the end for me and him.
• United States
22 May 09
if he's doing it via computer,install keylogger software and sit back and wait. if he's doing something,you'll have your proof.
• United States
24 May 09
you could try reverse phone lookups online..if it's not an unlisted number,you might be able to find out at least who it is.
• United States
22 May 09
I wish it was that easy.All I have now are phone records.
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• United States
22 May 09
I've been in that situation before and i actually did confront him and of course he denied it so i said whatever. Well he told me the night before he had to work the next night which he never did so i waited until he left and i found my camera and he had left for about 5 mins maybe and so i followed him. Snapped a couple of pictures of this girl getting into his car...then took some more pictures of them kissing and so forth...i let it go on for about a week. After that he was in the bed one morning i told him to get up and of course he played the stupid again and so i took all the pictures and threw them at him and then i said okay get out of my house and hit the door. I told him plain out that he tought i was stupid and i told him id catch him for long cause i know he'd be stupid and mess up. But there is many of ways to catch one cheating of course it hurts however with me i was way to mad for it to even hurt. But i wish you the best of luck with it but your right wait until you get proof because they will deny it until you can show them.
• United States
22 May 09
Wow I only hope that I can be so lucky enough to get that kind of evidence, then there will be nothing else that he can say. I,m going to travel with my digital camera from now on.Thanks
• Indonesia
22 May 09
if i had no proof, then maybe i should wait til i can proof it myself..coz what if i was wrong, misunderstood bout him and accused him for something that he didn't do ? that would be my mistake then if the relationship got broken, and i don't want that specially if i really love him.. i don't wanna early judging him, i will looking for proofs first and once i make sure, i will ask him to be honest with me..coz lies are more painful than the truth..
• United States
22 May 09
That's exactly what I don't want to do. But I really do believe beyond a shadow of a doubt that I am right about this.
@MyzDy19 (919)
• Philippines
22 May 09
It would be better if you'll just keep it yourself first until you get the proof. And seek help to your close friends tell them that you need eyes and ears to caught your bf in the act that he's really cheating ^^
• United States
22 May 09
I know, but this is going to be really hard, This is where my acting skills have to come into play.
@nashlix (186)
• Singapore
22 May 09
everything in a relationship is based on trust. i see your situation and it seems to me that you cannot trust your partner. if i were you, i wuldnt even bother to prove that he or she is cheating on me. if you do not trust that person and he or she is not doing his part to make you trust him or her, you might as well end the relationship once and for all.
• United States
22 May 09
It's sad to admit it bit I don't trust him. But it's not my fault because he has done things in the past to make me not trust him and I never really forgave hom for it.I know eventually that's what I'm going to have to do if I really want to be happy.
• India
22 May 09
When we came to know about that our girl friend or boy friend is cheating leave them or cut their relationship.Ask him/her about the reason for comminting such an act.If we had proof about the same,show it to them and ask them to be loyal to each other henceforth because such people will have the tendency to repeat their mistake. The other thing that we can do is make them realize their mistake,in some cases it can work out and they will never repeat it. Incase we dont have any proof then the best thing we can do is that, love them as much as possible so that they might realize their act of unfaithfullness.
• United States
22 May 09
I've tried that. I said to myself ok, if something is going on, then maybe I should step my game up, I'll just kill him with kindness, but it's like all of my kind acts have gone unrewarded. I thought to myself , if he is cheating than maybe it's because of something that he's not getting at home, so lately I've been doing eveything and then some to keep him happy, but I don't think it's about that.I think that this is just something that he does to cater to his ego.
• United States
22 May 09
There are ways of checking up on his actions. My x-husband played the cheating game for year's. Now day's you have the cell phone. Check his rescent call's made if he has one(without him knowing of course.) I once went through my x-husbands wallet, and found a picture of a women, with a sweet message written on the back to him, and a phone number. And another time I used what is called reverse psychology. He told me he was going out with his friends. The next morning when he came home, I told him that he had been followed, and that I knew he had met a women. Thinking he had been caught, he fessed up. What ever you decide to do, good luck.
• United States
22 May 09
I've tried to get a hold to his phone, but he keeps a lock code on it. That's another reason why I know something's going on. The reverse psychology trick might be an option. Thanks.
@subha12 (18441)
• India
22 May 09
Actually there are certain things that can't be proved like a lawyer with evidence.But there are certainly some truth into it. Try to take deep look into it to ascertain whether its right. Take news from several sources. Then if you think you are right, then leave this guy.
• United States
22 May 09
I know I'm righ,t and eventually that's exactly what I'm going to end up doing.
@sid556 (30960)
• United States
22 May 09
I've been on both sides of this situation and I say just end it. I have thought my husband was cheating on me and felt I needed proof. I ended up in the end leaving him for all sorts of other reasons and finding after the fact that I was right...he was cheating which caused all the other problems in our marriage. I dated a man that was so convinced that I was cheating when I wasn't that I was constantly reassuring him. It was ridiculous. I ended it. I was offended at the constant questioning and it took up time that could otherwise be spent enjoying each other. If you don't have trust...you really have nothing. Basically when my ex was confronting me...he was insulting my integrity and who I was as a person. He was so stressed because he was convinced that I was not being faithful. Sadly , I was. I ended his stress and my own by ending the relationship.If you don't trust him, then you are not happy and that is reason enough to move on. you don't need any more proof than that.
• United States
22 May 09
You're right because I'm really not happy right now. This situation has me very on edge, I'm not even myself anymore. I would never resort to snooping on someone because of suspicions, but I need to let him know that I'm not as stupid as he thinks I am. I guess it's also a way for me to deal with the feelings of being hurt anf feeling betrayed.
@spalladino (17891)
• United States
22 May 09
If he's cheating, and you confront him, he will definitely deny the situation exists and will take steps to cover his tracks so it will be harder for you to find out anything. I believe in a woman's intuition, we can feel when something is not right, but I also believe that cheaters are liars...they have to be...so catching them either red handed or with some evidence to back it up, is the best option to shoot for.
• United States
22 May 09
Your definetly right about that.I know he will deny that its something going on, and then he'll start with the "baby nothings going on, and you know I love you, and your the only one for me",and the whole time he's running back and forth with me and some other chick. I'm just gonna wait it out because I know, eventually he will slip up. Thanks for the good advice.
@lelin1123 (15595)
• Puerto Rico
22 May 09
Well who hasn't been in this stituation. Most of us have. You are so right about confronting him - he will say you are crazy they all say the same thing. Maybe if you say it like this "If there is someone else please just tell me and I will be gone, no questions asked" or you could hire an investigator if you have the money. Or just wait and see. If he is doing something wrong he will mess up and get caught one day and its usually sooner than later. Good luck to you!
• United States
22 May 09
I've already done that, thats why I must be crazy. I really feel like he's insulting my intelligence by thinking that I can't figure him out. I've been with him for three years now, I know his moves like a book, well at least I thought I did.Let just say I've known him long enough to know when somethings not right.
@Amorti (200)
• Turkey
22 May 09
You can not direct a relationship just with your instincts, you have to learn to trust your partner. How can you be sure without any proof in hand? To know your partner is cheating on you, you need prrof. I think you are being paranoid, why do you think the problem in your relation is him cheating on you? can't it be something else? just talk to him instead, voice your concerns, get his opinion.
• United States
22 May 09
Sometimes I think I'm just being paranoid also, but deep down I really don't think that's it. I wish it was that simple, but this situation is way more complex than that.
@velentina (891)
• Mauritius
22 May 09
Hi Tjmoney22 You are really in great frustration but you do have a solution. First of all notice the changes in your partner's reaction towards you. Notice if he is keeping a distance with you are not and refusing you any personal care and attention. If yes he is cheating you. If he or she is passionate as ever then stop doubting him. If your doubt continues so you will never be happy with that person, better look your way ahead without him. If he returns then he was always yours if not he was never yours. goodluck
• United States
22 May 09
At times, he does shower me with attention, but then at other times, it's like he doesn't want to be bothered, and he'll go do something alone ,like going shopping without me, and I find that very unusual because we used to do everything together, that's another reason I've come up with the conclusion that there must be someone else, because he's not doing it with me.