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9SignsYourPartnerIsLikelytoCheat

FEB 4, 2015

SEX & RELATIONSHIPS

9 Signs Your Partner Is Likely to Cheat

Based on scientific studies.

ByFrankKobola

Courtesy of Tiger Woods/Lindsey Vonn

1.They'vecheatedinthepast.Thisoneshouldbeobviousenough,butanyonewho'scheatedin
thepast(evenifitwasapriorrelationship)couldcheatonyouagain,accordingtoastudyconducted
bytheUniversityofSouthAlabama.That'snottosayyoushouldn'tgivesomeoneasecondchance.
Youjustprobablyshouldn'tbegivingthemaneighthchance.

2.They'reintroverted.Introvertedpeoplemightnotbeputtingthemselvesoutthereandhitting
oneveryonetheycomeacross,butthatsameUofSAstudyfoundthatthey'remorelikelytogoalong
withitifsomeonedoeshitonthem.
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3.Theylooklikethekindofpersonthatwouldcheat.Surprisingly,youcantrustyourgut
whenitcomestocheaters.Ifyou'vegotafeelingyoursignificantotheristhecheatingtype,chances
areyou'reprobablyright.AstudybyBrighamYoungUniversityfoundpeoplewereprettygoodat
"guessing"whetherornotsomeonewasacheater,evenwithoutanybackgroundinformation.
4.Theyhavealongringfinger.AstudybytheUniversityofOxfordfoundthatpeoplewhohave
longerringfingersthanpointerfingersaremoreinclinedtocheat(it'sasignofmoretestosterone
exposureinthewomb).ButgoodlucktryingtomeasureyourSO'sfingerswithoutlookingcrazy.

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5.They'reaman.Allright,thisonemightnotbesofair,butthesameOxfordstudyfoundthat
menaremorelikelytocheat.Noteveryguyisgoingtocheat.But57percentofmenarelikelytobe
unfaithfulcomparedto47percentofwomen.
6.Theirfathercheated.Genescanberesponsibleforapartner'spredispositiontocheat,
accordingtoastudyconductedbyCzechanthropologists.Onestudyfoundthatsonsofcheating
fathersweremorelikelytocheataswell.Itdoesn'tguaranteethatcheatinggetspassedbetween
generations,butafamilyhistorycouldbeawarningsign.
7.They'rehangingoutwithsomeonelessattractivethanyoualot.Believeitornot,you
shouldbelessworriedaboutthehotblondecoworkerandmoreworriedabouttheiraveragelooking
friends.AccordingtoaffairhookupsiteVictoriaMilan,peopletendtocheatwithsomeoneless
attractivethantheirpartner.Thatdoesn'tmeanyouneedtobesuspiciousofeveryoneitjustmeans
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yourpartnerisn'tgoingaftereveryhotpersontheysee.
8.Theyhaveanxietyandgetjealouseasily.Unfortunately,ifyou'repartnerisjitteryand
anxious,they'remorelikelytocheat,atleastaccordingtoastudyrecentlypublishedintheJournalof
AppliedPsychology.
9.Theirfriendscheat.Seventysevenpercentofcheatingmenalsohavecheatingfriends,
accordingtoM.GaryNewman,authorofTheTruthAboutCheating.Thatdoesn'tmean77percent
ofmenwithcheatingfriendscheat,butitshouldbearedflagifhisfriend'sinfidelitydoesn'tbother
him.
Don'tfreakoutthough.Theoveralllikelihoodyourpartnerwillphysicallycheatonyouisonly
around6percent.

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