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What are the signs of a cheating partner?

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IsitmeamIparanoid · 12/10/2007 17:52

Regular poster name change because I may be being a paranoid idiot but I am asking seriously. My DP of 5 years doesnt live with me. Generally he is a good partner although he has his twatty moments.

But some things give me cause for concern

1 he deletes his text messages- when I asked him why he said to save storage

2 A couple of months ago he had a massive phone bill that he told me about. He said it was call to his depressed friend.

  1. He has lied to me about some stupid things and some more serious.

  2. He can be very secretive.

In his favour his family are very intrusive so I can understand why he might want privacy. Ive never had any solid evidence just suspicious behaviour.

I accused him a couple of years ago when we were going through a rough patch and he was shocked that I thought it well seemed it (or maybe that I caught him)

Sometimes I couldn't believe that he would do that but sometimes I think he may be a very good actor.

Generally I am a suspicious person but I have never thought that any of my previous boyfriends were cheating.

If I confront him I feel he will just deny it and without any proof we will be back to square one. I have thought of counselling but I dont know if we would get to the bottom of it with out him being truthful. He isnt a compulsive liar or anything but when confronted will always lie rather than face the consequences.

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IsitmeamIparanoid · 12/10/2007 19:27

completely agree Iwanttobepositive.

Despite this post Im actually quite level headed honest . So I think from his point of view what if he hasn't done anything wrong he is deleting the messages just might be the way he does things and he may just be defensive because of the way his family is- opening his mail and stuff. He hasnt lied to me about anything (that I know of) in a long time.

But then I suppose the lying thing may have spoilt it- like when a partner cheats and the other one spends the rest of the relationship looking for signs.

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IsitmeamIparanoid · 12/10/2007 19:30

New girl we are actually looking for somewhere. I think your right about the commitment. We were meant to move in ages ago but things have prevented us sometimes I feel like he isnt committed enough.

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pigletmaker · 12/10/2007 19:32

His phone bill would make me wonder. Do you know the depressed friend?

I had a DP who cheated. I didn't know but retrospectively the signs were there

a) often putting the phone down as I came in the house (our house)

b) the phone ringing and when I picked it up no one there

c) staying out later than usual

d) his pausing before saying a certain woman's name - as if by saying it he'd give something away

e) being depressed and contemplative - when they broke up!

IsitmeamIparanoid · 12/10/2007 19:46

thats interesting pigletmaker. He does sometimes leave the room to answer the phone but then I could understand that for an important call.

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newgirl · 12/10/2007 19:47

isitme

there you go! i reckon you need to shack up together and take your relationship to a new level - make it a priority x

newgirl · 12/10/2007 19:48

no no! i always leave the room to take a call as i find it quieter!!!

he could be entirely innocent dont blow it!

bigboydiditandranaway · 15/10/2007 09:51

I would actually say to him how living apart is making you feel and what you really want.

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