5 signs she just slept with someone else

Do we take trust for granted? I’d say most of us do. We don’t really think about how important this aspect of our relationship is until it starts cracking. Well, when those cracks do appear, you don’t necessarily have to have any sort of evidence to tell you that things are starting to fall apart. It’s simply an intuition or gut reaction that tells you something is just “off.” For example, when our partner becomes absent even though they are standing right there. This is usually the phase when the overthinking kicks in, and before you know it, you’re spiraling.

Human behavior is rather messy, and that’s what makes things even harder. Wouldn’t it be nice if all those “clues” came with an explanation? Sadly, things don’t work that way. People get burned out at work. They fall into depressive episodes. They go through weird identity crises that have absolutely nothing to do with their partner.

Relationship experts warn us to refrain from becoming our own detectives the moment our partners show indifference as this can ruin a relationship that is completely worth saving.

But that does not mean that you should engage in self-gaslighting either. Indeed, there are real signs which imply that the connection is losing its breath. The key to detecting these patterns is not to be paranoid about what is happening but simply aware. Here are the signs according to Psychology Today and Verywell Mind, and the reasons behind them.