Confronting Infidelity

Andrew Bicknell researches and writes about a variety of subjects, including those dealing with relationships and infidelity.

Sign 8: Having New Friends

These signs are from The 28 Tell-Tale Signs of a Cheating Spouse written by Anthony DeLorenzo, a nationally known private investigator, and his wife Dawn Ricci who is also a leading expert in the field. Tony has appeared on Oprah and many national shows.

When the spouse uses new business associates or new friends as an excuse, there is no possibility of your checking up on them. There is no chance of your running into these new friends.

My boyfriend of 4 years was picking out rings the weekend before he cheated on me. I had just had an abortion, and was extremely upset about it and he did not have a job. We went to a charity party that had an overnight stay, and he cheated on me while I was asleep in the other room. I knew he was going to do it, and I begged him to come to bed. I woke up at 5:30 am and he was gone with her. He lied to me for 4 days, and I finally got the entire story from her. The part that burns, is that he said he still wants to be with me, after he complely lied to me and put my safety in jeopardy. The part that hurts is that my life is screwed up now. I have to decide whether to stay with the man I have loved for 4 years, not him. I have to decide if we can make it, not him. Cheating is a horrible horrible thing, so just DONT DO IT.

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