The crunch of a close relationship is trust. It is always a very painful experience when we lose it, all the more, because it is to do with the person, who is very dear to us and from whom we would least expect betrayal. It destroys our peace of mind, thinking and fearing the worst or hoping against hope. This uncertainty brings us almost to a breaking point. To find out if the relationship is actually on a rocking boat, one may look out for a few of these ten signs.
1. Is the other half overprotective about his/her mobile phone? This new technological device has logs that records numbers that have contacted us and the numbers we call; and what more, the SMS inbox can be checked for extra affectionate messages.
2. Does the other half have less time to devote to you because he/she is too tired to give you personal attention?
3. There will also be a marked decrease in gestures of intimate expression.
4. Have business trips or meeting friends become more frequent lately, apparently, with acceptable excuses?
5. Is he/she stretching, or twisting the truth these days? Beware and prepare yourself to hear blatant lies in future.
6. Is he/she becoming forgetful about important dates?
7. Doe he/she fail to call you at appropriate times? This can happen when he/she is with someone else.
8. Do you often catch him/her sneaking out during a date to place a call? This can be quite telling, especialy when he/she does not show such behavior in the past.
9. Excessive time spent on the internet by him/her can be an indication he/she is exchanging some correspondence with a person he/she is intersted with.
10. Does he/she show anger whenever you ask him/her about his/her day, citing the need for privacy? He/she may be positioning himself/herself to get some space to pursue an affair with another.
Of course, these signs can be as simple as personality quirks associated with parners; but this assumes significance when they are exhibited suddenly, whereas they never manifested themselves before. This immediate shift in attitude can be the result of a cheating heart.