According to Dr David Holmes, a psychologist at Manchester Metropolitan University, women are better at hiding affairs then men.

Dr Holmes explains that women are far better at handling technology such as emails, texts and social networking sites. They are also more likely to create a network of friends, who know about the affair, and can cover for them. Men on the other hand, can often be careless and leave their mobile phones lying around, giving their partners a chance to check up on them.

Dr Holmes states that women are better liars because they’re more psychologically sophisticated. They can make plans and have strategies, while men are more impulsive.

From my experience conducting Infidelity Investigations, I agree with Dr Holmes. I have found it far easier to investigate and catch out a cheating husband than a cheating wife. Cheating men always seem to leave a trail of evidence behind them. They can often be careless in covering their tracks, and their impulsiveness is what inevitably leads to their exposure.

* Depression

* Self Blame

* Nausea

* Insomnia

* Loss of Appetite

* Increase Smoking

* Excess Alcohol Consumption

* Chest Pains

* Loneliness

* Sudden Outburst of Crying

* Headaches

If you suffer from any of the above and have been the victim of a cheating partner, NEVER blame yourself. Do not let other person affect your health, or emotional wellbeing.

If the above symptoms persist, seek solace that you WILL one day, meet someone who will treat you like you deserve.

Experts believe that men visit prostitutes for numerous reasons. Firstly, it's never been easier to find and contact sex workers due to the internet and legal brothels opening up every year. Secondly, a growing number of men are often in a stable relationship, but will still visit prostitutes to perhaps play out fantasies or domination that they can't get at home.

Single men may visit prostitutes because they may see it easier than playing the dating game. Men can pay for sex in a straight forward transaction, and they get what they want. There are also no emotional strings attached.

Having sex with prostitutes can be a thrilling and illicit experience for a man, which gives them a sense of power and control. Some experts argue that for certain men, the act of visiting a prostitute has become an extension of the high-adrenaline lifestyle commonplace today. For other men, the "cheapness" of the whole act is a turn-on for them.

If a man is in a relationship with someone and visits prostitutes, is it seen as cheating? Can a man declare that he didn't cheat because he has no emotional connection to the girl? Or is having sex with another person at any time cheating, whether there is an emotion connection or not?

Currently, Sex Addiction isn't recognised by any official diagnosis in the American Psychiatric Association's 'Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental disorders (DSM). But since Tiger Woods was publicly shamed by his self admitted 'Sex Addiction', this new disorder has been headlines around the world. Typically, sexual addiction refers to an individual who is unable to manage their sexual behaviour. Skeptics believe that it is a myth that the phenomenon actually exists, but is simply an repetitive action carried out due to cultural and other influences.

Could Sex Addiction be the new "excuse" for having an affair behind your partner's back after they are caught out? Does this new term give cheating partners an opportunity to justify their behaviour because it's "not their fault"? A chronic adulterer who gets caught might hide behind the term.

Anything to do with sex is controversial. Everyone has an opinion of where the boundaries lie between what is normal and what isn't. With the increase in sexual provocation within our society, it has spawned an increase in individuals engaging in unusual or illicit sexual practices such as using phone sex services, prostitutes and internet pornography.

Either way, if a partner has what they term a 'Sexual Addiction', their obsession with meeting their sexual needs is extremely damaging to their partnership when it is searched for outside of their relationship.

I had a friend who's marriage ended due to infidelity. I found out that her husband had been visiting brothels and escorts. I first had my suspicions when he used to tell her that he had business meetings, but he'd leave in casual clothes. He would spend hours on the computer after she had gone to bed. I found out later that he had been logged on to various sex sites. I checked his credit card statements where I found he had hired hotel rooms during the day whilst he was supposed to be out in business meetings. I analysed the visited addresses in his vehicle's satellite navigation system and when I later checked out the addresses, found they were brothels and private escorts. I also examined his mobile phone to find he had been sending and receiving texts from private escorts. There were also many times where there were unexplained absences. I felt I had to properly verify my discoveries and so I conducted some surveillance on him. This surveillance produced video evidence of what I suspected was happening. This led to their separation.

After they separated, he kept trying to convince her that we were running out of money. He refused to pay for their children's school shoes, uniforms etc and wouldn't give her some money to buy a computer. He had total control over all of their money and was just handing it out when and how he saw fit. This made her so angry. I didn't believe that they were 'running out of money' and so I organised a decoy operation. He was later caught on video and audio surveillance equipment handing over $200 cash to a female decoy agent. He promised the decoy agent that he would pay her weekly rent, grocery expenses and uni fees in return for sexual favours. He was also a member of a couple of sex sites where he was telling women that he had 'heaps of cash to spoil you with' in return for sexual favours. He offered one female an all expenses trip to his home town with flights and hotel room included.

I have an extensive background in the police and investigations field, so I applied my knowledge to my motivation and started 'Detection Group'. This company was set up to help other men and women in similar situations. I can't explain enough how empowering it is to have physical evidence instead of just suspicions that you may have. I hope that through 'Detection Group' I can help other people gain the empowerment and courage to take charge of their own lives.

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