by Sally R. Connolly, LMFT and John E. Turner, LMFT
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Other than finding your partner with a lover, there are few clear-cut signs of an affair; however, when there are changes in your partner and the marriage, there are often some indicators that an affair may be happening.
Some Of The Signs Of An Affair
The obvious signs of an affair include:
late
hours,
a change in routine,
secretive phone calls,
e-mails and texts,
much more attention to grooming, dieting and
exercise may be a sign of an affair,
a rush to the shower
immediately after coming home,
the smell of perfume or cologne,
more mentioning of an opposite sex co-worker or no mention of
one that was mentioned before.
Other Signs Of An Affair, Maybe Not Quite So Obvious
A feeling of distance
with your spouse.Where you once may have talked about what was going
on in each other’s lives, you now find that your partner is less
available to do that. You have more difficulty in every day
communication … reaching your partner by cell phone or at the office.
A change in attitude may be another sign of an affair. Your partner may once have been
friendly and now seems more abrupt or disrespectful and may even appear
to pick fights with you.
A definite moodiness about your partner, times of seeming to be very happy coupled with times of seeming depressed, sad or unhappy.
A change in frequency of sexual relations,
either a definite lack of sexual involvement or significantly more and
an interest in trying new or different things in the bedroom
Your intuition or “gut” tells you that something is wrong.
Others close to you two may also mention that there seems to be a difference with your spouse.
Are you concerned that your spouse might be cheating on you?
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