If you ever thought of catching your boyfriend cheating on you, these tips are for you.

Whether it’s a suspicion or there have been rumours of the existence of a side-chick, you can clear your doubts by trying the guidelines to catching a cheating boyfriend below:

1. Drop by unannounced

Every now and then, drop by unannounced at his apartment.

Make sure to always go with a something to use as backup plan – food always works – in case he’s not doing anything shady.

You can always just say you came to surprise him with a homemade meal.

2. Target that guarded phone

Does he carry his cell phone with him wherever he goes, even if it’s a trip to the rest room?

If that’s happening in your relationship, there’s a good chance your partner’s up to something. Take a peek into his cell phone when you get the chance. When he falls asleep and leaves it to charge is often a great time.

3. Photo bin

Some phones these days have bins where deleted pictures are temporarily stored.

If you somehow get your hand on his phone [even we admit that’ll be a little difficult], that should be your go-to place because chances are that he may have deleted incriminating pictures.

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4. Is he demanding too much space?

Space is something all of us need in a relationship, whether we accept it or not. But has your boyfriend started getting fiercely protective about his space recently? Does he hate answering questions about where he’s been or what he’s been up to? It’s definitely a small warning sign.

And if he suddenly asks for a break in the relationship due to some trivial reason, better let your alarm bells start ringing loudly.

5. He gets jumpy

Try walking in on him when he least expects it.  Does he get jumpy or nervous when you walk in on him, especially if he’s been over the phone or on the computer?

He was probably doing something and doesn’t want you to know what it was.

6. Changes in schedule

If all of a sudden he’s spending way too many late nights at work or suddenly gains interest in get-togethers with friends after work, better check to be sure that that is exactly what he’s doing with that time.

7. Hushed phonecalls

If he’s walking away while making phone calls and talking in hushed voices, you know he’s hiding something.

Your partner suddenly needs a lot of space while talking over the phone. They either sound awkward or they walk away from you to the next room while talking.