Why cheaters get caught on Valentine’s Day

IT may be the most romantic day of the year – but February 14 can spell the end for some couples.

That’s because, according to relationship experts, love cheats are more likely to get caught out on Valentine’s Day than on any other day of the year.

Therapists have warned that partners who suspect their other half is having a clandestine affair are more inclined to search for evidence of adultery in the days leading up to, and including, February 14.

It’s also a period when twotimers run a greater risk of being betrayed, or even blackmailed by their secret lover – particularly if the third party feels snubbed on what is supposed to be a happy time for couples. Therapist Tony Moore, who runs Talking Point Counselling in Portlaoise, Co. Laois, said he’s already bracing himself for a spike in the number of couples turning to him in a bid to save their relationships following the discovery of an extra-marital fling on Valentine’s Day. He explained: ‘If someone in a relationship is having an affair behind their partner’s back, they run a high risk of being caught on Valentine’s Day – probably more so than on any other day of the year. I know from experience a suspicious partner is more likely to trawl through their other half’s phone, looking for evidence of an affair, around this time of year.

‘And with so much social media and so many apps, it’s much easier for affairs to come to light these days than it used to be.’

Mr Moore said he has dealt with a number of cases where, on Valentine’s Day, a man ‘will be trying to keep both his wife and mistress happy without either party finding out’.

‘If the husband is playing away, then both his wife and lover will want to spend time with him, and if the lover feels she is being ignored or not getting the attention she deserves, she may start to bombard him with texts, or news@dailymail.ie

‘Lover may blackmail him’