Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Choose to see the signs.

There are always signs. They are never hard to miss. We only miss them because we choose not to see them. I know I've seen them plenty, but always chosen to ignore them. I suppose that's what's always gotten me in trouble or made me the hurt fool. I think my biggest mistake is always giving people the benefit of the doubt and trying to see the good in them. I end up ignoring the bad and giving them too much benefit of the doubt. So here are some of the signs I've seen, and some that I have possibly ignored.


1. You call or text him more than he does you. 
2. You're making more of an effort to spend time together than he is. 
3. He never answers phone calls in front of you, or usually answers them in private. 
4. He never lets you touch his phone.
5. He deletes his calls log and messages when he's giving you his phone.
6. He gets nervous about texting when you're next to him. 
7. He stops paying as much attention to you than he used to. 
8. He has periods of attention that vary in degree from being overly attentive to not attentive at all.


Of course, some of these signs might just mean that he's just not that into you anymore. But hey, I found articles online. Check this from this website: http://www.signs-of-a-cheater.com/signs_of_cheating_men.html (And seeing as there is a whole website dedicated to it and about 27, 400,000 more results in google about cheating men, I'm going to say right off the bat that there's probably a large amount of men who cheat.). The one's in italics are my opinions. Because well, after all, I am me.


Signs of Cheating Men1. You get that gut feeling that tells you he's cheating on you. Things just aren't adding up. You all of sudden feel the need to go through his belongings almost expecting to find something. (I wouldn't recommend this though because if he's really not cheating and he catches you snooping, then you're the paranoid one who doesn't trust and can't be trusted)


2. When you question your man he gets very defensive. He might even get mad at you to throw you off. He is hoping that you will put your thoughts of infidelity to rest if you are afraid to ask about it. (True.)

3. His stories aren't making sense. This is because he will make up a story at that time and for the moment not realizing that the date or times don't add up. He will sometimes forget what he told 3 days ago. So make a mental note and ask again casually in 3 days. Work will seem to pop up a lot to cover time lapses. This is classic. I was the hardest working man when I was cheating! (Also very true. )

4. You are feeling that dis-connected feeling within your relationship. Remember that see-saw back in the school yard. When one side went up, you know where the other side was. This is usually the same when your mate is having an affair. Many times there is a deeper problem in the relationship that would need to be fixed anyhow if you are to truly be happy. Although you are not to blame for someone stepping out on a relationship, infidelity is usually a symptom of a deeper problem. (Of course, sometimes the guy is just an asshole who can't keep it in his pants and feels the need to fling it at every other woman to assert his manhood. Shitheads.)

5. You discover e-mail accounts that you didn’t know existed. He will refuse to give you access to his email account. He's not stupid! Is he? (Also true. If you have nothing to hide, then it really shouldn't be an issue.)

6. He doesn't invite you around his friends, company events, and other social activities. Is he cheating at work? It can be worse than a nightclub. There will probably be less of a chance that he is cheating at a night club.

7. Unusual mood swings. These are one of many signs of cheating men that is caused by the internal conflict and struggle that you man is going through during his time of infidelity.(I think this is almost the same as my "varying in degree of attention he pays you" theory. Men are fucking stupid most of the time. They just can't decide.)

8. The sex frequency has changed! Yup, I remember a conversation with a man in a night club many years ago and what he told me was.
"If you remember one thing, remember that if your wife is use to having sex 3 times a week, it should never fall below 3.It can be more sometimes but never less!"
He had this sign covered. The problem is that many men will have a few signs covered, but there are just too many to hide. 


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