By Elizabeth Landers and Vicky Mainzer
Is your husband or boyfriend "on script"?
Does he look at other cheating men disapprovingly and reassure you, "I would never do that"?
Has he ever told you, in the heat of an argument, that "you should see a psychiatrist"?
Does he often get irritated and say, "I keep telling you to…" get a job/a gym membership/a degree?
If any of the above sounds familiar, be on your guard: Your husband may be following The Script. The Script: The 100% Absolutely Predictable Things Men Do When They Cheat is a wake-up call to women everywhere. Statistics show that 35 percent of men cheat on their wives.
Authors Elizabeth Landers and Vicky Mainzer contend that every one exhibits the same signs along the way. In fact, they follow the same exact script. After interviewing over 100 people across the county, listening to hundreds of real-life stories of unfaithful husbands, they realized they were hearing the same things over and over again.
The script begins with a prelude. You see a friend leave his wife, and your husband promises "I'd never do that to you." Later—even years later—the curtain goes up. He starts to get distant…he starts hiding money…he gives you an unexpectedly expensive gift. Don't be fooled: the script is underway. Like a screenplay for a movie you never wanted to see, The Script spells out what signs to look for, red flags you might not have noticed before, and how to turn the tide of disaster before it's too late.
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