<\/a><\/p>\nSecrecy, mysterious disappearances, suddenly deleted cell phone history, more and more time spent away from home, fake or double social media accounts – these are all possible signs that your partner may be having an affair.<\/span><\/p>\nThis post is not about signs that your partner is having an affair, however.<\/span><\/p>\nYou\u2019re smart enough to do your detective work (after all, here you are reading this post), and perhaps you haven\u2019t found any convincing evidence that your partner is indeed having an affair.<\/span><\/p>\nBut still, you can\u2019t help but think your partner\u2019s having an affair.<\/span><\/h4>\nMost of you knows better, that you have nothing to worry about, but there\u2019s this part of you that just can\u2019t let go and trust.<\/span><\/p>\nSadly you know a blog post can\u2019t tell you whether your partner is having an affair.<\/span><\/p>\nBut I\u2019m going to go with the assumption that your partner is NOT having an affair, because all too often I see all couples in trouble seeking help in which both are being faithful and one thinks their partner\u2019s having an affair.<\/span><\/p>\nThe fastest way to disconnect (which you may have already discovered) is by repeatedly accusing your partner of having an affair.<\/span><\/p>\nRepeated accusations will undoubtedly frustrate your partner to no end, give them the message you don\u2019t understand them, will cause them to question your respect for them and may even inspire suspicion that you\u2019re cheating.<\/span><\/p>\nSo what do you do?<\/span><\/h4>\nMy suggestion is that you get crystal clear about where these doubts are coming from.<\/span><\/p>\nOne (very likely) possibility is the following:<\/span><\/p>\nYour heart has been broken in the past by someone who has cheated on you (this partner or not).<\/span><\/p>\nWhen that happened, even if it was decades ago, some part of you may have built a wall around your heart to protect it and said:<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cNEVER AGAIN will I put myself in that situation.\u201d<\/span><\/h4>\n“NEVER AGAIN will I be so vulnerable.”<\/span><\/p>\n“NEVER AGAIN will I open myself up to the possibility of so much pain.”<\/span><\/p>\n“NEVER AGAIN will I be so foolish, naive, gullible (fill in the blank).”<\/span><\/p>\nAnd so that part of you just can\u2019t let go of the thought that your partner is having an affair, even if there\u2019s zero truth to it.<\/span><\/p>\nIn emotional terms, it simply feels safer to stay in that space of distrust than surrender and do the thing you said you\u2019d never allow yourself to do.<\/span><\/p>\nIf any part of you resonates with any of this on any level, my invitation to you is this:<\/span> \n<\/span><\/p>\nHave a look at that.<\/span><\/h4>\nAsk yourself if it makes sense that you are still playing by the rules you set in stone for yourself after your heart was broken however many years ago.<\/span><\/p>\nAsk yourself if you\u2019re willing to take another risk on love.<\/span><\/p>\nIf you\u2019re not willing to risk, don\u2019t even bother.<\/span><\/p>\nBut if you are, like so many who have gone before you and so many who will come after you, then recognize that your fear of your partner cheating is likely just that: Fear.<\/span><\/p>\nFear of losing them.<\/span><\/p>\nFear of having your heart broken.<\/span><\/p>\nFear of feeling small and unimportant. Unworthy.<\/span><\/p>\nYou don\u2019t likely have evidence that your partner is cheating on you, but you are guarding your heart with whatever you\u2019ve got because that fear will do whatever it can to protect you.<\/span><\/p>\nAsk yourself if you really need the protection, or if you can take the risk in love.<\/span><\/p>\nInstead of accusing your partner of cheating, risk vulnerability by letting them know how scary this is simply because you care about them so much.<\/span><\/p>\nThe antidote to your fear is connection.<\/span><\/h4>\nThere is no better way to create a deeper connection than to simply be real with your partner.<\/span><\/p>\nTake the risk of opening yourself up for reassurance.<\/span><\/p>\nIt may not feel as safe as throwing accusations around, but wouldn\u2019t you rather be connected?<\/span> \n<\/span><\/p>\nLet me know in the comments how it goes.<\/span><\/p>\nJenev <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Think your partner\u2019s having an affair? 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