Cheating and infidelity may be defined by people in different ways depending on what they were expecting in their relationships. Therefore, the definition may be subjective but generally, all lead to bad behaviours that break the emotional feeling of one partner in a relationship.
Many people define infidelity as a common problem that many couples share, and it is taken as a normal way of life in relationships. This increases breakups between partners and this has also seen a significant increase those days.
After choosing your partner and agreeing on moving on into marriage life, all that everyone expects in this new life is fidelity. Although, even if you have spent enough time together in your relationship plus made the vow officially, this is not the guarantee that your marriage will be characterised by fidelity.
You should expect a lot since marriage is another journey of unpredictable experiences that you have started.
Below are the details of possible signs that will show you that your partner cheats or have the tendency towards cheating in your relationship.
1. Distancing your emotional feeling
When you see that you are not sharing the same emotional feelings with your partner and that there is a distance in the way your partner perceives and personalises your feelings and emotions, there is a probability that infidelity is not far from your relationship.
2. Spending time outside your home
Once your partner spends more time at work or outside the neighbourhood, there might be a reason and this reason is not necessarily good for your couple's relationship, it may be due to infidelity.
3. Increasing need for privacy
With the developing world especially the technological advancements, many secrets are easily kept in different gadgets that we use on daily basis. Once you see that your partner started developing behaviours of spending all his time on such tech devices and avoiding time with you.
Spending time on phones and other devices is one thing but protecting these devices from your partner’s access is also another thing, and when you see such an increase in privacy desire, just know that something is behind this behaviour and there are many secrets behind the coded it tools.
4. Changes in sexual behaviours
Having sex as a couple is one of the important acts of love in a relationship and is considered a sign of a healthy marriage for couples. When there are problems or misunderstandings in your marriage life, sex cannot be done properly. Once one partner starts losing interest in sex or developing changes in the existing sexual conduct, it is a sign that infidelity is knocking at your door.
5. Criticising your partner
A spouse that often criticises the partner is a sign that there is no trust in their relationship and this results in cheating. Having a conversation openly about your partner’s behaviour to others show there is a lack of respect and that there is no more interest in the partner.
6. Devoting to one’s external look
You will have to know that there is a sign of infidelity once you observe that your partner started spending much time working on the appearance without your involvement and consultation. This may include but is not limited to going frequently to the hair salon, attending gym sessions, buying new clothes, attending other people’s gatherings, etc.
When you see one or more of the enumerated signs in your relationship, start to observe closely because there might be reasons behind those new habits.
Spotting all those changes gives you the idea of how you will proceed with the affected bonds with your partners.
It can be to learn to forgive and have a frank dialogue with your partner about what is not going on well in your relationship or decide to file for a divorce if you think that there is no room for relationship repair.