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Redditors reveal 8 sure-fire signs you’re being cheated on

The beauty of hindsight. Is there ever a situation where this is most annoyingly applicable than when you've been cheated on?

If you've ever been on the receiving end of a straying SO, it's likely you've wracked your brain and gone back through past memories to see if the signs were there.

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Now a Reddit thread has seen people who have lived through infidelity reveal the glaringly obvious (once their partner's cheating was uncovered, of course) signs they should have ended things.

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They’re guilty of ‘drip feeding’

“Drip feeding [is] when something originally innocuous gradually turns out to be less and less so,” explains megamulberry. “I was out with the girls... I was out with a mixed group... actually it was Dave and his mates... actually it was just Dave... actually we weren't out, we were at his... nothing happened... okay we kissed... okay we slept together but it was just once... okay I've been f**king him for a year...”

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Suspicious phone activity

“My dad wasn't my partner, but I busted him for cheating on my mother when I suspected that him talking on the phone in the driveway for a half hour each night after she went to bed was not business-related,” reveals user Phlox_carolina. “I don't even know if I should have done that; the marriage ended.”

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They accuse you of straying

“My last ex accused me of making plans to go cheat on them with an actor from TV,” admits PetticoatBandit. “I didn't even know the actor's real name, I just thought the actor was cute. Cue huge fight. Find out later they've been cheating on me with ‘just a friend, don't worry’. Five years later the ridiculousness of it still strikes me from time to time.”

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Things cool down in the bedroom

“It's not like he totally lost interest in sex with me, just it went down in frequency. He'd explain it away as tough day at work etc,” says user Esmerelda-Weatherwax of her situation. “Turns out he was f**king multiple women, including a few married women… he lost many friends over the years because he f**ks their girlfriends or wives.”

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They make it seem like you’re overreacting

“My ex had an excuse for everything and he called me crazy whenever I pointed out that his behavior was suspect,” explains FloofyBear. “As long as he could keep me doubting myself, he felt like [he] was less likely to be caught… I noticed that he became openly hostile toward me and our son, as if we were some kind of burden that was holding him back. Finally, he moved his direct deposit into his own account without telling me.”

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Your gut instinct kicks in

“Number one thing is to trust your instinct,” says user NukaWax. “When I came back from visiting my mother I came back to a gf who was overly anxious to see me. I knew something was off because she never got that excited. Then my radar when into alert mode, and I started noticing everything she was doing. I learned her cellphone password by watching her and when she slept I got her phone and found out she was cheating on me with her boss.”

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They become distant

“He would tell me I wasn't putting the effort into our relationship, but when I tried to be more attentive and loving, he would withdraw,” says alloutofdietcoke of her ex. “Then one awesome night, I asked him if there was someone else. He had a panic attack which left him unable to breathe, his uncle and I rushed him to the ER… It turned out that I had just hit the nail on the head and unnerved him. The worst part is that his whole family knew and had been helping him hide it because they thought I was an awful person due to some lies he had been feeding them.”

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Their inner circle treat you differently

“They know, but are in the awkward position of either doing the right thing or keeping quiet, and they've chosen to stay quiet. I've never forgiven my ex's friends and family for not telling me,” says threadtoss.

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“Her parents were quite well-off and always gave us the best Xmas gifts. One Xmas, she got the usual lavish stuff, I got barely a thing and what I did get was really thoughtless. Two days later I discovered she was cheating with my best friend. Her parents knew,” adds joestele.

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