7 Obvious Signs Your Girlfriend is Cheating on You

As someone who has been cheated on numerous times I can tell you, it sucks. It straight-up sucks. The worst is if you look back and realize you ignored the signs your girlfriend is cheating on you. Not only are you heartbroken and betrayed, but you feel like a fool for not figuring it out.

If you have a feeling your girlfriend is cheating, it can be hard to let it go. You want proof so you don’t feel crazy. But you don’t want to risk your relationship without a clear cut reason.

If you’re in that pickle, it is time to get a new perspective. Look for signs your girlfriend is cheating on you. Remember though, noticing just a sign or two from this list could mean absolutely nothing. But if you see more than a handful of them, it’s a pretty good possibility that she’s cheating on you. Use these signs, but be careful, you may not like what you see.

# She is on her phone more than usual

There are plenty of reasons she could be on her phone more than usual. Is she waiting to hear back from a new job? Is she working on a huge project or dealing with family drama?

Be practical about this. If she is constantly on her phone, checking for alerts or typing away without a reason you know about, it could be a sign your girlfriend is cheating on you.

# You haven’t been spending as much time together

Relationships go through ruts. And if you recently went long distance or she got a new job, that takes up a lot of time. Remember, be reasonable.

If she has been too busy to spend time with you, it could be that she has her time occupied with someone else. Usually, if something like your time together is going to change, she would clue you into why. If she isn’t, she could be hiding something.

# She is buying you nice things to distract you

This is something both men and women do to get you to focus on something else. If your girlfriend is cheating and afraid you’ll find out, she may go above and beyond to make up for the guilt. Plus, it makes you less suspicious.

# She changes plans last minute

Some people are just flaky. But if this is new behavior for her, infidelity could be the cause. Don’t go nuts if she cancels once or twice with good reason. However, if she cancels your date night repetitively and can’t make plans you’ve had scheduled for weeks or months, something is up.

# She seems stressed or on edge

If your girlfriend is normally calm, cool, and collected but has recently been worked up, on edge, or uncharacteristically anxious, it could be a secret.

# You don’t go out together

If you used to go out to happy hour together or have a date night once a week but she has pushed you to stay in, she may be hiding something from you. Maybe she doesn’t want the person she is cheating with to know she is cheating or doesn’t want to risk bumping into anyone.

# She takes her phone everywhere

A girlfriend who isn’t cheating wouldn’t even think twice about leaving her phone alone with you. She’ll let you use her phone to make a call, google something, or play a game. But if she takes her phone with her to the bathroom, across the room, and has it glued to her more so than usual, there is a reason for it.