Alot of people would say which i agree with by the way that ''do not go through your partner's phone'' this has become a rule in every relationship. If you do not want someone to cut onions beside you just stay away from that phone.
Now in this scenario where you suspect your partner to constantly be chatting with someone, grown so close to the opposite misery friend you have no idea who she/he is. Of course it's expected to start being suspicious of either they are a item or they could just be platonic friends... To affirm your suspicion now is wahala as the above rule is constantly ringing in your head. Which left me to lots of what ifs - what if they are actually an item and you're being cheated on, what if they are just friends but how do you confirm that

The ''talk to your partner approach'' may not work,as who would want to confess being a cheat aside that some people are so good in the cheat game you'd believe everything they say to you. I'm sure there are better ways to know a cheating man but what if there's no other way but picking the phone and seeing for yourself??

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