Financial Infidelity Often Accompanies Sexual Infidelity
Financial infidelity is often an indication of sexual infidelity or an extramarital affair.
Financial infidelity has been a topic of interest lately because of three recent surveys which found it to be a problem among 30% of all committed couples.
But not one of the three surveys mentioned that financial infidelity and sexual infidelity often go hand in hand.
What is Financial Infidelity?
If you’re not familiar with this term, financial infidelity is a form of deception that occurs between a couple when one spouse or significant other conceals financial matters from their partner or lies about how money is spent.
The Link Between Financial and Sexual Infidelity
The link between financial infidelity and sexual infidelity is something I discovered while doing in-depth research for my first infidelity book almost 20 years ago.
The two types of infidelity are so closely linked that the presence of one, usually calls attention to the existence of the other.
Cheating Husbands Use Financial Infidelity to Hide Their Affairs
If a husband has freely shared financial information with his wife in the past and suddenly becomes secretive about money matters or begins withholding information about how his money is being spent, it’s usually a sign of sexual infidelity.
Cheating husbands often resort to financial infidelity to conceal the expenditures associated with an extramarital affair. Affairs cost money.
A married man who’s spending the family funds or his discretionary income wining and dining his mistress, buying her gifts or paying her bills is going to be less than candid with his wife about how his money is being spent.
Hiding Financial Evidence of His Infidelity
If there’s cheating going on in a relationship, you can bet there’s financial infidelity being perpetrated somewhere along the line.
If he doesn’t want his extramarital affair to be exposed, a cheating husband has no choice but to lie about or hide any expenditures associated with his infidelity.
Whether your husband has a mistress on the side, is paying child support for a love-child conceived outside the marriage, or is concealing or liquidating assets in preparation for a surprise divorce, you don’t want to be the last to know.
Stay on Top of Your Financial Situation
Keep your eye on the family finances.
Your husband shouldn’t have to account for every dollar he spends, but if you notice that significant amounts of money are suddenly missing or unaccounted for, you need to take a closer look.”
Sexual infidelity could be involved.
Notice that I said “could be.”
That’s because financial deception can sometimes be an indication of other problems, as well.
Other Possible Problems Related to Financial Infidelity
It’s also important to be aware that financial infidelity isn’t always an indication of sexual infidelity. But it’s usually indicative of a problem of some type. Possibilities include:
✅ Lack of communication between the couple
✅ A credit problem
✅ Financial difficulties like a business or investment loss
✅ Gambling debts
✅ Substance abuse problems (drugs or alcohol)
✅ Trust issues
✅ Some other problem that has caused your husband to suddenly become secretive about his financial affairs.
Find Out What’s Going On
Most situations involving financial infidelity usually warrant further investigation. So give it your immediate attention. Look into the matter right away.
A person who is dishonest with their spouse or significant other about financial matters may be dishonest about other important matters as well.
Financial deception may only be the tip of the iceberg.
Whatever is going on, you don’t want to be the last to know.
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