There was a big conversation at our adult dating site the other day about how you could tell if your husband or partner was lying to you. The first suggestion was to call Gerry Springer and make a date to bring her man on the show. Then someone else suggested finding a guy who’d provide a lie detector test for a reasonable price. If doing either of these is not your cup of tea, is it possible to know if the man you love is lying to you or worse cheating on you?
I think we’re all born with a sixth sense that tells us when something just isn’t right. You might not be spot on with why but we always know if there’s a problem, especially if it’s to do with someone we love. So once you have those feelings, here are some ways that will indicate if your feelings have merit.
Some people will tell you if he looks to the right a lot, that’s an indication that he’s lying. (If you’re looking at him he’s looking left) It’s not anywhere near 100% because he could be looking at some hot thing that’s walking by on his right. However, if you DO see him looking in that direction a lot when you’re trying to talk to him and you notice a distinct lack of eye contact back at you, put one tick on the not so good side of the paper.
Is he smiling at odd times? Does what he say and how he looks seem mismatched? That’s an indication that he’s trying to be “in the moment” but scrambling to make sure that he doesn’t give anything away. You know this person so you can tell if he seems really nervous.
Now, when you ask him the inevitable question about whatever it is that concerns you, where do his hands go? There’s the old Seinfeld line about the higher on his face his hands go, the more serious the lie. So if you ask him where he was on Friday night and his hands go to his chin, not so much of a worry, but if he’s rubbing his eyebrows or forehead, put another tick on the not so good side of the paper.
What about body language? Does he have his arms folded in a protective manner or has he crossed his legs so you can’t put a high heel through his balls? He’s got something to hide when he’s in that defensive position with someone he loves.
Is he guilty of information control? Does he tell you only the bare minimum about what he’s doing? Sure, nobody wants to have to “report in” but my husband loves to tell me where he’s been and what’s he’s gotten up to while he was out. We enjoy sharing that kind of information. If he came home and gave only short answers to “how’d it go?” I’d be concerned.
Finally, when you ask him a question, does he answer in a normal fashion or do you get a sense that his brain is racing to come up with something you will believe? This is not a good sign.
What you have to ask yourself is how badly do you want to know? If you find that he’s lied to you what will you do? Are you prepared to face that prospect? If you catch him red handed and he says, “so?” you’ll be forced into doing nothing or making a drastic change to your lifestyle.
I asked the group I was chatting with how badly they wanted to know and out of the 14 people talking about it, only half were prepared to confront the issue head on. The reasons were all over the place but one lady’s comments stuck with me. She said that if she knew he was cheating on her and then lying about it she’d be forced into a instant confrontation about it and things would all be on his terms because she’d be too upset to deal with it. So she’d keep her wits about her and make sure that she was in the driver’s seat.