What are some signs that your partner is emotionally cheating?

Just talk to them. Stop letting it fester. Don't be accusatory. Just communicate. Tell them what you're feeling, what you're fearing, and what you want to know.

The biggest sign is that they go total privacy and lockdown on their phone. Subtle things like, their phone screen is always angled away from you. They never let their phone out of their sight, even in the shower. They won’t let you look at anything on their phone ever.

when they start comparing you to someone else but frame it as a compliment. my ex used to say stuff like my coworker has this really interesting perspective on things and id be like ok why are you telling ME that. turns out they were texting constantly for months

They constantly text with someone but hide who it is or lie about who it is. If their mom didn’t always make them laugh and smile a ton, it’s not their mom.

When they talk about a person at work a lot and tell you about her and then they suddenly don’t mention her at all.

The partner's always spaced out.

In my experience. The signs are the same as if they were physically cheating.

If they're overly lovey dovey with you out the blue, buying things for you they don't typical buy or doing things for you they usually don't do. That's some signs as well. It's not always going cold. Some people feel weird and paranoid and they start to wonder if you know, so they can't ask, so they do the next thing they think is best.. Over do things in a loving way. I say be observant, watch the way they act with their phone around you and watch them without them knowing with their phone and watch to see if you can see them smiling at the screen or looking around before using it, laying it down on its face to hide the screen if they don't typically do this. Sudden trips to town or to do something, time lost that they aren't usually gone for. Sleeping habits changing. Using the phone at times they typically don't. If all a sudden they spend more time with their phone in another room or bathroom. Nervous when you're close to their phone. Start asking you odd questions like what you're doing on your own phone, asking who you're talking to, acting more jealous than usual /or more distant than usual. Conversation getting shorter. If you notice a handful of those things it's time to have a real talk and confront them and be honest about your feelings. Don't accuse but don't just brush it away either. Trust your gut and pray about it as well.

Distant, communicating less.

You have to be vulnerable, have the hard talks too!

They're always gone or on their phones and their moods are unpredictable because they're invested in an entire other relationship. They seem distant and begin arguing more often. Just a few.

There is no such thing as "emotional" cheating You either choose to cheat or you choose to not cheat. None of us can completely control ocasional random THOUGHTS or dreams. But ALL of us are totally 100% responsible for things we actually choose to do.