According to a private detective, these are the signs that your partner is cheating

Are you afraid that your partner might not be completely faithful in your relationship? It can certainly be that this is strongly denied but you still have a gut feeling. And what do you do then? Exactly: hire a private detective. Okay, okay, that might be a bit extreme to do, but fortunately, that is not necessary at all.

Tom Martin, a former secret agent and now private detective, has thrown his tips out on the street. He wrote the book Seeing Life Through Private Eyes about it. According to him, cheaters always follow the same pattern and are therefore relatively easy to understand.

According to him, there are a few points (twenty to be exact) that you should pay attention to with your partner. To be very honest, a few of these sound very obvious, but according to Martin, that is because every cheater does the same stupid things.

If you recognize four or more points from this list, he believes it is wise to raise the alarm... It may very well be that your partner is not entirely faithful to you.

1. Change in habits
2. Leaving early and only coming back later
3. A lot of work trips
4. Being absent from family events or even vacations
5. A lot of overtime
6. Unexplained expenses
7. Secret accounts (social media, but also email)
8. Secret/unexplained (bank) accounts
9. Suddenly paying extra attention to appearance
10. Smelling like someone else
11. Buying gifts that you never receive
12. Finding unexplained objects in strange places
13. Suddenly joining a gym
14. Not always answering the phone and/or being called by unknown numbers
15. Messages on the phone that you don't understand
16. Less interest in sex
17. Avoiding personal questions and intimacy
18. Noticeable lies/unbelievabilities
19. Getting offended quickly
20. (Suddenly) hating surprises

Source: The Independent