32 Emotional
Signs That He's Cheating
By Raymond B. Green with psychological
input from Marcella Bakur Weiner, Ed.D.
Think your mate might be having an affair? Find out if he is displaying any of
the warning signals described by Raymond B. Green, a private investigator and
former police officer, and Marcella Bakur, a psychology professor at Marymount
Manhattan College. Here, the 32 emotional signs that he is having an affair:
1. Your mate is more attentive to your needs than usual. This is due to the
guilt feelings experienced by the cheater in the early stages of his or her
affair. The attention will
11. Your mate criticizes things about you that he or she once found
attractive and appealing.
12. Your mate easily becomes offended at the comments, however harmless, that
you make.
13. Your mate stops paying attention to you, your children and home-life in
general.
14. Your mate begins closing doors when you are around, when before he or she
would leave them open. For instance, the Bathroom-Door Rule: Couples in
long-term relationships often leave their bathroom doors open while attending to
necessities even if their partners are nearby. As affairs develop, the cheating
mates will close bathroom doors, distancing themselves physically and
psychologically from their partners.
15. Your mate stops complimenting you on your looks.
16. Your mate stops saying, "I love you."
17. You mate acts guilty when you do something nice for him or her. You are
supposed to be the person who is making life miserable and the relationship
untenable. By doing something nice, you force the cheater to think about what he
or she is doing.
18. Your mate turns the table and accuses you of cheating but has no evidence.
19. Your mate would rather spend time with friends than be with you.
20. Your mate shows no interest in your relationship's future.
21. Your mate stops being affectionate.
22. Your mate is more interested in reading a book or watching television than
talking with you or making love to you.
23. Your mate frequently talks about the problems a friend, neighbor, co-worker,
course instructor or classmate of the opposite sex is having.
24. Your mate begins using new catch phrases or starts to tell types of jokes or
express opinions that are unusual for him or her.
25. Your mate pays less and less attention to your children. They seem to sense
something is wrong and don't seem to be as emotionally healthy or secure as they
once were.
26. Your mate has been acting emotionally distant and withdrawn but when you
ask about it, he doesn't want to discuss it and becomes very protective of his
privacy.
27. Your mate seems disinterested and distracted during sex.
28. Your mate talks in her sleep and mentions the name of a particular person on
more than one occasion.
29. Your mate seems startled or confused when awakened. This uncertainty may be
caused by not being sure which bedroom and which lover's bed he or she is in.
30. Your mate's behavior is such that your friends begin asking you what's
wrong. Close friends and family members often will notice tension or discord
between the two of you before you are fully aware of it.
31. Your mate easily becomes offended when you make normal and natural inquiries
and may demand to know why you are checking up on him or her.
32. Your mate's sleeping pattern changes considerably from the norm and may
include unexplainable exhaustion, restlessness, frequent nightmares and
sleep-talking.
The 32 emotional signs your partner is having an affair comes from "180
Telltale Signs Mates Are Cheating and How to Catch Them."