Situation · Partners and dating

“He accuses me of cheating when I haven't done anything”

What could be going on

Projection: He may be projecting his own temptation or guilt; check whether he's secretive himself.

Jealousy: Fits if he's insecure about losing you; check whether reassurance helps for a while.

Mistrust/abuse schema: Check whether he was betrayed before; old wounds can make innocent things look guilty.

Suspicious of motives: Check whether he suspects hidden motives in friends, colleagues and family too.

Paranoid personality: Fits only if suspicion is rigid, broad and immune to evidence across his life.

Coercive control: Accusations can justify monitoring and restricting you; check whether they lead to new rules.

Questions to carry

  1. What was happening in his own day or life the last time he accused me?
  2. When I am accused, what do I start doing to prove myself, and what does it cost me?

Also said as

  • my boyfriend thinks I'm cheating with no reason
  • she keeps accusing me of having an affair
  • why does my husband think I'm unfaithful
  • false accusations of cheating
  • my partner keeps saying I'm cheating
  • she thinks I'm sleeping with someone

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