No one ever gets married thinking that their spouse will cheat. But what happens when your gut is telling you that something is going on behind your back? Especially if you do not have any proof?

If you do not follow certain guideline, your spouse will most likely take flight, or run to get his story straight. Or fight by staying and turning the confrontation into something that is focused on you. One of the worst things you can do is confront a cheating partner without a good plan in place.

The following are certain guidelines that can teach you how to confront a cheating spouse.

How to Confront a Cheating Spouse with No Proof

There are many reasons why you might suspect that your spouse is cheating.

Perhaps you saw some text messages that did not feel right to you. Or maybe they have started to change their social media habits or you suspect that they are having an online affair.

Maybe your gut feelings make you think that they are having a romantic relationship with someone else. Or perhaps you think that they are not having a physical affair, but rather an emotional affair.

No matter what the red flags are, you feel that the best way to deal with the affair is to take the next step by confronting him. The important thing is that you have a solid plan in place to confront them on your terms.

5 Steps on How to Confront a Cheating Spouse

This guide will help you know exactly how to confront a cheating spouse with no proof.

1. Prepare for Your Partner’s Reaction

The first step is to prepare yourself for your partner’s reaction. There is a good chance that they will deny the affair or react in anger.

The best thing you can do is be prepared for both reactions so that you can stay cool, calm and collected during the confrontation.

2. Keep Your Cool

Staying calm in a situation like this is much easier said than done. Confronting someone about something so deeply personal is very likely to conjure an emotional reaction from both of you.

By being prepared ahead of time to his possible reactions (and your own!), you will have a much better chance of staying calm during the confrontation.

Practice your breathing. Breath in through your nose and out through your mouth. You can also count to ten slowly if things get intense. Both of these things can help you stay calm and regulate your heartbeat during tense moments.

3. Stay Firm

Be prepared that they might come clean or blame the entire affair on you. Or just try to turn the argument around on you and your shortcomings.

Stay calm, demand an explanation and stay firm. Don’t let them redirect or try to place blame elsewhere. This will be much easier to do if you have hard evidence of an affair (which we will touch more on soon).

4. Think Like a Psychologist

Another approach that cheating spouse may take is to poke holes in your evidence. One way to combat that is to take some of the blame on yourself.

While affairs are not fair to the person that is being cheated on, they are usually a symptom of other problems in the relationship. While it does not make it okay to cheat, they may be willing to admit to it if you confess to some of the issues in your current relationship.

Once they confess the truth, you can move forward to the healing process. You can either give them a second chance, or cut your losses and head for divorce court.

5. Get Proof

In most cases, the best way to confront a cheating spouse with no proof is to not confront them… yet!

If you have a strong feeling that your partner is cheating, but you do not have proof, we recommend you do not confront him or her.

It is a good idea to hire a private detective before confronting your partner. If you don’t have as much information as you can, you may simply tip off your partner to be more careful. Having solid evidence can provide you with peace of mind that you are on the right track.

Having solid proof of an affair includes photographic evidence, having receipts for hotel rooms, disparaging message from email accounts or texts, or printouts showing phone calls on your partner’s phone.

Having proof helps puts you in control of the situation and takes a lot of power away from the guilty party.

Furthermore, hiring a private investigator can save you from an avoidable and possibly damaging conversation. What if you partner isn’t having an affair? What if they really are just working late or hanging out with friends more? You can find out the truth without confronting them.

Discover the Truth

Before you decide to confront a cheating spouse, please contact us for a consultation. As professional private investigators with over 25 years of experience in this area, Castro Investigative Agency can help advise you. That advice may even include not hiring us and just having a conversation with your partner. But at least you can learn all of your options.
Castro Investigative Agency has offices in New York, Florida, and the Dominican Republic. Our private investigators take on domestic as well as international cases, from New York City, to Florida, Dominican Republic, the Caribbean and Cancun Mexico. We can be wherever you need us to be! Just call us at 1-877-774-8232 or email us at hello@investigativepros.com . We’re available 24/7 365 days a year.
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