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12 reasons why he could be cheating on you

12 signs he's cheating | How to tell if he's having an affair | Reasons why he could be cheating on you
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It's estimated that about half of us have already cheated or will cheat on our partner. In fact, around 60% of men and 40% of women will have an affair.

Now, we're not suggesting that all men are up to no good. Lots of us have ups and downs in our relationships and our interests in each other come and go, depending on how secure you feel as a couple.

But if you do suspect that your partner could be having an affair, how can you tell? What are the signs he's cheating?

We've come up with a list of the most common signs and explained what the innocent explanation could be and the reasons why it could be a sign of cheating.

Have a look, think about your own relationship and then make your own mind up...

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Stahlgewitter, about 1 month

cheating is for scumbags and they deserve a proper punishment male or female,doesnt matter.

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alix, 3 months

well put it this way if you have your doubts him then hes not right for you and if there is no trust what is there?trust is the key ingredient to make a relationship work and if you dont trust him then there is no point in trying to, you will only be left with a broken heart. trust me :)

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kelly, 4 months

im a 20 year old welsh girl from the valleys.....i have a tip on how to catch them out.....it may seem evil but it works....beta if they have messenger create a fake profile on messenger or any social network website which they are logged with.....simply make a fake....but very attractive and easy profile....pics? no problem.....google(the good looking the beta chance they may take interest) and if he/she takes interest...you have the proof right there. another idea is how i actually caught my ex-partner .........him and myself both had a profile on facebook....i logged on through his phone to check my messages....then as i logged off i asked his password to re log him back in...and left it at that... when i got home i simply logged onto his account and read the messages on his inbox.....this may sound slezzy but if it gives you peace of mind and shows you that he/she is a player then you have reached your goal.. hope i have helped!

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leanne, 5 months

my partner of 7 yrs hides his phone 24/7 and always deletes his texts and never leaves his phone out apart from when hes a this mothers

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Louise, 5 months

I have just recently broken up with my BF after 2 and half years. We have a mortage and things are now a little tricky. He has assured me he has not met anyone else however, he has been texting, e-mailing and meeting up with a work collegue who is a very attractive female. This happened almost instantly after he broke up with me. I am sure he is seeing her though he tells me they are not. Either way I feel it is a kick in the teeth as if she was just a friend surely I would of met or heard about her before? Can anyone give me some advice as I really don't know what to think anymore!

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Kaz, 6 months

I've Been With My Boyfriend Almost 3 1/2 Years Now. Everything Was Goin Great Until Last Year When I Found IMs On His PC Between Him And A Friend. Our 'Friend' Basically Asked Him Even Though He Was With Me, If He was Offered Sex There And Then From A Girl Would He Take It And my BF Said Yes! It Hurt Me But I Let That Go As I Believed It Was Just Boys Talk! Then There was Another Incident Where I Found Messages In His Fone From An Ex Girlfriend. He Had Been Telling Her About An Argrument That We Had And She Was Telling Him To Leave Me An Be With Her Because I Wasn't Good Enough For Him. From What I Read In His Messages To Her I Found That He was Thinking About Leaving Me To Go Back To Her But He Didnt Want To Hurt Me So He Decided Not To. I confronted Him About this And He said He He Didnt Mean It That Way - He Choose the Worst possible Way To Tell Her No. I Told Him That It Would Be A Long Time Before I Could Ever Trust Him Again. Now He Keeps His Phone With Him At All Times, Deletes All His Messages, Goes Out Of The Room To Answer Calls From Numbers He Doesnt Reconis, Keeps His Bebo Comments To Be Approved So That He Can View Them B4 They Go On His Pages! What Should I Do? Im Sick Of Crying Over The though Of Him LEaving Me Of Bein With Sum1 Else - Im Goin Out Of My Head!!!!

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katie, 6 months

me and my partner have two children and we split once just before our eldest was born in that time he got with another girlfriend who he also got pregnat but she had an abortion. this woman made my eldest kids life hell threatin her etc and may i add she was newborn . he finially made his mind up he wanted to be with us. now 2yrs on after r 2nd child he and her r exchanging txts and she even went to the pub to meet him but apparently shes engageded? does any one else things this is a bit pathic and why iam having doubts i dnt feel comfortable with this situation

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nei, 7 months

it's strange, we should love and hate the technology at the same time, internet and text can help us to get closer with our love one and at the same time keeps us apart. I saw some of u confronted ur man for cheating on u...well, in my opinion, if you still love him, confront him may not be a smart way. Man either turn back and try to be good for a while or turn to be very nasty after u confronted him. Girls, don't make urself look so bad... if you still want him, try other way to get him back, be a better u, man sees women attractive when you are confident, happy, romantic...etc... don't make him see the awful you and feel happy that he got one outside which is better than you... Than we should ask the sexpert...how to get ur man back...

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sarah, 9 months

ive been with my partner for 6 yrs... i moved in with him 2 yrs ago with my 2 kids... since i moved hes changed ive found pics of his ex on our bed before i moved in i confronted him about it nd he just said shes my friend... she was dressed on the pic.... he hides his phones nd has locks on them too hes constantly on the phone textin when hes on the loo...im not allowed to ask him anything or he just says LEAVE if ya not happy...ive found porn on his laptop nd he just says hes not put it there .... he forgot to log out 1 day so i went through his stuff nd found the porn o his laptop. i feel like im going mad nd he says that too but im not ive seen with my own eyes what i thought all along so now im leaving him.... nd hes not bothered at all.

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ATIYA, 12 months

HI EVERY1 MY NAME IS ATIYA..... I WANTED TO KNOW HOW CAN YOU NOW IF YOUR BOYFRIEND IS CHEATING ON YOU LIKE WHAT ARE THE SIGNS...I KNOW BEFORE HE WAS CHEATING TWICE BUT THERE WERE FOR REASONS SO I REALLY DONT COUNTED THEM....I WANTED TO KNOW NOW HOW CNA YOU KNOW

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Rachel, about 1 year

abbi, i think you should seriously consider leaving him. you've stated two incidents about him nearly cheating on you with other girls, good thing you found out BUT what about all the times or girls you don't know about? I am 100% positive that he isn't faithful to you.. and has cheated if not physically then emotionally. I know why he wants you back.. its because you left him and he feels alone he wants to keep you around his finger, for now. ASK yourself if you love him would YOU do what he's done to you? like text that you want to sleep with someone? If you respect and love someone truly, you would never do those things. You guys aren't even married yet and he's already curious about other girls. Move ON before your old and grey and regretting your life!

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holly, about 1 year

it sounds like to me this guy never learns and if i were you i would not bother going back with him.probably liked the fact he was getting attention else where cause we know what guys are like. well if you really wanna get back with this guy so much take it slow start off just friends and see where it goes, but i got a feeling he will do it again any way goodluck.

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Abbi, about 1 year

i've been with my boyfriend for nearly 10 months. In the first month he started acting very strange so i read his texts. He'd been texting another girl saying he wanted to sleep with her. We spoke about it and i stayed with him because i really felt happy with him. 8 months on he started getting weird again. So a couple of weeks after this his sister and I looked through chat logs on their family laptop and we found conversations between him and a girl friend, he was telling her he wanted to be with her and couldnt stop thinking about her. We split up. Now i feel really lost and i dont know what to do. As far as im aware hes never properly cheated on me as i see him basically every day. But it doesnt stop me wondering why he goes to other girls and does things like that. I've got it into my head that hes a typical boy and would never actually cheat on me. Hes spent the last week begging me to get back with him, and he still comes round to see me. I really want to because i love him so much and he treats me like a princess, but i dont feel i can trust him. Can anyone give me advice on what to do?

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