It is generally assumed that upon entering into marriage, spouses are to remain faithful to one another “until death do us part,” and so on. On one hand, every woman has heard stories about the numerous escapades of other men; on the other, she remains firmly convinced of her own husband’s loyalty.
But sometimes one wants to back up emotional certainty with facts—or conversely, to find evidence of betrayal, so as not to become a naive doormat.
There are times when evidence practically jumps into your eyes, even when no one asked for it: earrings under the bed, a hairpin on the car seat, lipstick on underwear, or simply a well-meaning heads-up from a mutual acquaintance. In confusion, you don’t know what to do—start a scandal and watch how he wriggles out, or stay composed and come up with something yourself. In any case, snow falling suddenly on your head leads to stress, followed by thoughts of personal inadequacy.
But if there is no direct evidence, then restless amateur detectives who can’t live in peace will surely find some. Let’s examine some methods of conducting a domestic investigation.
First, remember that stakeouts in bushes and hair identification belong to the past. Use modern technical methods, and nothing will remain hidden from you.
How does your husband communicate with suspicious individuals? Check the contact list on his mobile phone, email addresses, ICQ, and Skype for any unfamiliar female names or coded nicknames. Open his page on “Odnoklassniki” or “Vkontakte.” Could it be that he’s secretly messaging on “Facebook”? Read through all his messages. Messages about scheduled or canceled meetings are especially suspicious.
Most likely, you won’t find anything incriminating. At first, this may seem reassuring. But if you’re a smart woman and your husband isn’t a complete idiot, it won’t take long for you to realize that he’s probably already cleaned up these easily accessible sources of information. Therefore, it’s too early to rest on your laurels. Especially since Margarita Petrovna (the accountant) might turn out to be a pretty twenty-year-old girl, and Lyubov Petrovna (from the housing office) a sexy blonde.
The next step—buy a personal GPS tracker that will stay with your husband at all times and report every move he makes. Find an excuse (for example, accidentally drop his phone in a puddle) to replace his phone with another one equipped with a listening device. Then spend entire days listening to his phone calls and reading his messages. Your task is to search for hidden meanings in every phrase, even in conversations about delivering concrete slabs.
If that still doesn’t help, spend your entire salary (if you’re still getting paid, since, of course, investigations demand all your time and energy) on a James Bond-style voice recorder. A specialist can install it inside a pen, calculator, or cufflink—something you’ll gift him for the next holiday. Then insist he use this item constantly, or else use the phrase: “So you don’t love me…”
There is one more method, but it only helps confirm your husband’s love and faithfulness. It won’t suit persistent jealous types. You could simply express your concerns to your husband and in return receive full reassurance, along with affirmations of your exceptional importance and wonderful uniqueness. Strangely enough, this method works for many women—especially if the husband reinforces it with passionate sex. Afterwards, they remain in a mild euphoria of happy marriage for quite some time.
These women got what they wanted—love and confidence. But what do home detectives truly desire? They will keep searching for evidence of betrayal until they find it, failing to realize that by turning their husband into a suspect, they themselves are laying the groundwork for emotional distance. Kuzma Prutkov said: “If you want to be happy—be it.” If you want to feel secure in your husband—don’t seek evidence of the opposite, don’t offend your loved one with distrust, don’t torment your soul with suspicions.
