To think this was my intuition?

[yellobella]

I was never a great believer in intuition, however, 4 years ago me and my now ex husband were sitting on the sofa one boring Monday night. I wasn't even thinking, I just blurted out, 'have you been cheating on me?' And he replied, 'yeah, I have I'm so sorry'. All hell broke loose and that was the end of us.

However, he had never given me a reason to think that, ever. I trusted him, I'd never been cheated on before so didn't have trust issues. I never checked his phone, none of his behaviours changed (at least none I consciously picked up), not even looking back I can't say anything out of the ordinary happened.

Reflecting on this, AIBU to think that this was my intuition at work? Or was it sheer luck that I randomly asked at that time and that he chose to be honest rather than lie?

I think that sounds like there was a subconscious action that triggered your consciousness and made you think there was something wrong. Maybe that is what intuition is?

You probably subconsciously picked up on something. We see, hear and smell heaps of things we take no notice of.

I was travelling in Australia and lost my wallet. I looked everywhere. I went to sleep and dreamt it was in the bin in the communal bathroom and it was in the bin in the communal bathroom. It had everything in it. I must have knocked it off the side into the bin without consciously knowing but my brain knew. It was somewhere locked inside.

In the months before my exH told me out of nowhere that our marriage was over, I had a feeling of shifting sands beneath my feet. It’s the only way I can describe it. I kept sweeping the feeling aside. I didn’t consciously acknowledge it. Afterwards when reflecting on things, I realised that the feeling was the very definition of a ‘gut feeling.’ There was no evidence that he had met someone else and friends told me I was wrong but I just knew it. I think (with hindsight) that when you’re that close to someone you pick up on micro behaviours (I don’t think that’s a term but you know what I mean).

I would say that was your intuition yes.

100% believe it was your intuition.
Had a few things l have picked up on but a lot of obvious clues l have missed too!

Similar experience with my exH, I dreamt he was having an affair. When I woke up I told him about my dream and asked if it was real. He hesitated for a split second before admitting it. I agree that we must subconsciously pick up signals.

You should read a book called Blink. Its about the basis of intuition