I’m a private investigator – four signs your partner is cheating, and how they cover their tracks

A PRIVATE investigator has revealed four signs that your partner is cheating.

Cheating is one of the biggest betrayals someone can go through in a relationship, and can rip apart families and cause irreversible damage.

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It can be incredibly hard to catch cheaters out, as they are often very deceitful and manipulative.

However, when you know the signs to look out for, you might realise that it's right in front of your face.

Private Investigator Aaron Bond of Bond Rees Private Investigators, who has over 15 years of experience in catching cheaters, shared some of the key signs you should look out for.

They Become More Interested In You

Although you may feel excited that the spark appears to have been re-lit in a relationship that had fizzled out, Aaron said that this could be a sign that you partner is trying to trick you.

He said: "We've seen this a lot in our time as private investigators, a relationship doesn't seem to have that spark anymore and then all of a sudden it does.

"While I'm sure sometimes this can be genuine as someone may be trying to fight to keep their relationship alive, In my experience it's often used to cover up their tracks of them cheating on you.

"You may start getting more gifts or they may become more affectionate or kind.  These nice gestures are often tactics to divert the attention from their wrongdoing."

Additional Email Accounts

Some cheaters may have burner phones that they uses to elicit extra-marital affairs, but Aaron said that it is actually more common for them to have extra email addresses or social media profiles.

He said: "Cheaters sometimes have other phones that you may not know about, but they nearly always have additional emails and social media accounts you don't know about.

"With additional accounts, they can hide everything from you, including their messages, naughty images, and everything else in between.  

"While it's difficult to find if your partner has other accounts, what you may notice is that they almost become defensive around you with their phone.  

"They may be cautious of opening certain apps or they may shield the phone away from you."

They Start Travelling For Work More

According to Aaron, a sudden influx of work trips could be a cover up for cheating.

He said: "Deceitful people will use the ruse of work to cover up their cheating tracks simply because it's hard to prove otherwise.

"What you need to look out for is a pattern that is out of the ordinary for them.  Have they all of a sudden started to stay late on a certain day or time of the month?"

Aaron added that cheaters tend to have affairs outside of their local area, so that they can't be spotted, so a trip away with work is the perfect excuse.

Using More Cash Than Usual

Many cheaters will use cash to cover their tracks, so that their bank statements don't place them areas different to where they claimed to be.

Aaron said: "Our society is getting to a place where cash isn't used as much as credit and debit cards.  

"Using cash isn't a red flag, but if you have a joint account or have access to each other's statements and you see more cash withdrawals than usual then it's a sign that your partner is hiding something."

Aaron said that cheaters often make up fake expenses to try and account for the money, but added that this is a good way to catch them out, as they often get their stories mixed up.