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How To Catch A Cheating Partner

Let’s be real: catching your partner in the sack is not exactly something you prepare for.

James Smith
4 min readOct 16, 2024

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There’s no playbook; no Cheating for Dummies to tell you what to do. But when Michael started feeling that something was a little off in his relationship, he tapped into his inner Sherlock Holmes, or at least a gut feeling, and got to work.

Here’s Michael’s exact method to uncover the dirty truth, step-by-step, with a few laughs to ease the pain.

The Suspicion

It all began with little, almost silly, red flags. His partner, Sarah, started acting very weirdly always leaving her phone face down and suddenly having to “work late” more often than not. Sure, work can get crazy, but every week?

Michael thought something was off, but wasn’t ready to go full-on detective mode. Instead, he let the red flags build up like a Jenga tower of suspiciousness.

First lesson learned: trust your instincts. When something doesn’t feel right, that’s probably because it isn’t. Your gut is like the inbuilt lie detector-without the beeping sounds that give you uneasy feelings.

The Phone Trick

Then, there was the phone behavior. Sarah was casual about having her phone anywhere, as though it was no big deal. Then, she guarded it as if it contained the nuclear codes. Always face down, on Do Not Disturb, acting like the world was going to end if somebody happened to glance at her screen.

One night, when Sarah started snoring midway through their movie night, Michael’s curiosity got the best of him. A peek at her notifications showed a message from some “Chris” and unless she was newly obsessed with pizza, Michael knew something was up.

Pro tip: You don’t have to check their phone, but if the phone starts acting like it’s concealing a dark secret, that might be something worth paying attention to. Just saying.

The Not-So-Subtle Instagram Likes

Michael, being the reasonable guy he was, didn’t immediately jump to conclusions. Instead, he did some light social media sleuthing, which, in today’s world, is the relationship version of CSI.

That’s when he noticed this new dude, Chris, liking all of Sarah’s photos. All of them those from, like, ancient times when Instagram still used those horrible filters. And not only was Chris liking them, he was leaving these little heart emojis here and there, you know, nothing too obvious, but definitely sus enough to raise an eyebrow.

This is where Instagram becomes your unlikely ally. Creepy? Maybe.

But when you’re in detective mode, all is fair in love and cheating.

Then came the clincher, which was location tracking. The thing is, Michael and Sarah had allowed each other access to their Google Maps locations some time back when they were all lovey-dovey and actually cared about the safety of one another. Michael remembered this beauty of a feature and decided to check where she was one evening when she claimed she had a “late meeting.”

Spoiler alert: she wasn’t at the office. She was, in fact, across town at a quaint little restaurant that they used to go to on special dates. Classic.

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why you never forget about shared locations. It’s like Find My iPhone, except it’s for people making bad decisions.

Cool, Calm, and “I Know”

Armed with enough evidence to raise even Judge Judy’s eyebrow, he knew it was time to confront Sarah. Rather than flipping out, he played it cool, texting her something like, “Hey, I’ve been thinking. we should talk about what’s really going on.”.

Boom. The “I know” message. Vague enough to freak someone out, yet specific enough to let the person know, ‘the jig is up’.

When Sarah returned home, Michael calmly confronted her about the “late meeting” and the restaurant across town. After a few awkward silences and a lot of nervous fidgeting, Sarah confessed to the truth-she had been seeing Chris guy behind Michael’s back.

Lesson here?

Stay calm. No need for wild accusations or throwing stuff. Sometimes it’s just nice to let them know you’re onto them. Then the truth comes tumbling out like a bad Jenga tower.

Walking Away Like a Boss

When the truth finally came out, Michael knew he could no longer stay in the relationship.

That hurt, but he also knew he deserved better than some guy who was screwing Chris ???? behind his back during “work meetings.” So he did the healthiest thing he could do: he walked away, head held high.

Moral of the story?

Cheaters never prosper, and one doesn’t have to stick around for their plot twist. Sometimes, the best win of all is walking away with your dignity intact.

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Final Thoughts: What We Can Learn from Michael’s Cheating Discovery

Catching a partner cheating is never fun; it’s you starring in some really bad reality TV show. But Michael took the situation cool, calmly, with a bit of strategic snooping and some good detective work. If you ever find yourself in such a situation, remember the truth is out there. Sometimes it’s in their phone, sometimes it’s in their Instagram likes, and sometimes it’s just in the late-night vibes that don’t sit right with you.

Either way, don’t lose faith in yourself, keep your cool, and when the time is right, just walk away, boss-like.

And maybe reward yourself with some pizza. Just not the ones that serve a side of betrayal.

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