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With the growing intensity of unhappiness wired with marriage, it isn’t a very alien topic to witness cheating and infidelity in relationships and marriages. While pinpointing the common signs of whether or not your spouse is having an affair is a lot easier in today’s date that it was a decade ago, there are still people who carry on with their tale inconspicuously.

If you are feeling troubled with your suspicions and need some little hints regarding the possible affair that your spouse is engaging in, here are the 5 most common things you need to look out for.

A completely changed routine

Did you have a set routine and had your partner return from the office and carry on with their day, along with you? There are possibilities that the entire thing might get turned upside down if they are probably cheating on you and having an affair. Alcohol reserved just for the weekends might often time end up making an appearance during the weekdays too.

Have you been driving alone?

While you might have travelled together during the initial days of your relationship or marriage, there are chances that the same might change if your partner is trying to inconspicuously hide something from you. Possibly what? Maybe an affair? So, if you are finding your spouse making up excuses to drive alone instead with you, there might be some trouble in paradise.

Might hit a nerve at times

Have you found your partner losing their complete chill even if you are being friendly with someone? Does the possibility of you making new friends irk them now when the same has never been a problem before? Chances are that now that they are out their being unfaithful, the possibility of you doing the same thing to them is nothing uncommon.

Defensive about affairs

Let’s say you shared an instance about someone you both know having an affair with someone. If your partner is cheating on you, there are chances that they will get defensive about the affairs instead of actually speaking up about the downsides of it. If the topic of affairs becomes sensitive for them, it is definitely a red signal.

Lack of attraction

Disinterest is possibly one of the most common signs that your partner is cheating. If they are not even paying any kind of heed to what you are trying to convey, what even is the point? Lack of attraction and yes, I mean, physical attraction is definitely an alarming sign that your relationship or marriage might go down in shambles soon and all because of your partner being unfaithful to you.

Marriages are not easy and not even the hurdles that it brings alongside it. If you are finding any of these above mentioned points ticking off in your mind, chances are that your partner is cheating on you. Communication is the key in all relationships and marriages, so, reach out to them and get them to come clear about the possible infidelity.

-Somapika Dutta