Research has shown that it might be necessary to ensure that you are not the one projecting your feelings onto your partner before you accuse them of infidelity. Infidelity is one of the leading causes for the failure of relationships. Whether a partner cheats or the other person in the relationship thinks they are being cheated upon, the mere suspicion of infidelity can kill the romance. As a person develops intimacy with someone else, they begin to see their own motives as the same as their partner’s, meaning that if one thinks the partner is cheating, it could be your own desire to cheat and not that of your mate.
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