I found out my husband was cheating on a cleaning tips thread – my sheets, phone charger & even CAT were changing colour
A WOMAN discovered her husband’s dirty secret after asking for advice to get stains out.
The woman had noticed items in her home, and even her cat turning green and was left wondering why.
She decided to take to Reddit asking for cleaning advice on where the green stains came from and how to get rid of them.
She said: “Everything in my house is turning green… at first it was just my cat, and then it became my bedsheets, my feet (which then stained my shoes and socks), my couch, my phone charger, and now my wall.
“I don’t know what it is. I have no idea where to post this but I’m wondering if anyone knows how to get rid of it or what it is?”
At first, she thought it could be her laundry detergent as the liquid inside her pods was green but soon realised that wasn’t the case.
“At first I thought mold but now I’m thinking maybe my laundry detergent pods which are green,” she continued.
“But I did a test wash and dry and it didn’t stain my clothes until I wore them for a few hours around the house before it turned green.”
Baffled by everything changing colour, she took to the subreddit, Cleaning Tips, with pictures of the stains.
Many people commented, offering suggestions for the stain’s source – including the cats getting into a mysterious green material, her furniture, or even a medical complication.
The woman revealed that she tracked her cats’ movements, took them to the vet, flipped her furniture, had her water and AC checked, had someone check for mould, changed her bedding and even consulted her doctor — to no avail.
She noted that things were mainly turning green in her bedroom, but still had no idea how.
“I gotta find out what it is,” she insisted as she continued her investigation.
Eventually, an offhand remark from a fellow Reddit user cracked the case, despite it being a joke.
They suggested that the discoloration could be caused by a new pair of jeans because “they stain everything.”
Blue jeans can cause dye transfer and be tough to get rid of.
Four red flags your partner is cheating
Private Investigator Aaron Bond from BondRees revealed four warning signs your partner might be cheating.
They start to take their phone everywhere with them
In close relationships, it’s normal to know each other’s passwords and use each other’s phones, if their phone habits change then they may be hiding something.
Aaron says: “If your partner starts changing their passwords, starts taking their phone everywhere with them, even around the house or they become defensive when you ask to use their phone it could be a sign of them not being faithful.”
“You should also look at how they place their phone down when not in use. If they face the phone with the screen facing down, then they could be hiding something.”
They start telling you less about their day
When partners cheat they can start to avoid you, this could be down to them feeling guilty or because it makes it easier for them to lie to you.
“If you feel like your partner has suddenly begun to avoid you and they don’t want to do things with you any more or they stop telling you about their day then this is another red flag.”
“Partners often avoid their spouses or tell them less about their day because cheating can be tough, remembering all of your lies is impossible and it’s an easy way to get caught out,” says Aaron.
Their libido changes
Your partner’s libido can change for a range of reasons so it may not be a sure sign of cheating but it can be a red flag according to Aaron.
Aaron says: “Cheaters often have less sex at home because they are cheating, but on occasions, they may also have more sex at home, this is because they feel guilty and use this increase in sex to hide their cheating. You may also find that your partner will start to introduce new things into your sex life that weren’t there before.”
They become negative towards you
Cheaters know that cheating is wrong and to them, it will feel good, this can cause tension and anxiety within themselves which they will need to justify.
“To get rid of the tension they feel inside they will try to convince themselves that you are the problem and they will become critical of you out of nowhere. Maybe you haven’t walked the dog that day, put the dishes away or read a book to your children before bedtime. A small problem like this can now feel like a big deal and if you experience this your partner could be cheating,” warns Aaron.
However, the woman quickly rejected the theory, claiming that neither she nor her husband wear jeans.
“Imagine discovering his affair with an Old Navy-wearing woman this way – from the cat turning green!” someone commented.
Unfortunately, the situation turned out to be true as the wife continued to dig for information.
“I hate to break it to you but … you were … right on the nose with this comment,” she responded.
The wife explained that she “nervously laughed” and checked her joint bank account for any Old Navy purchases — admitting she’d been left with a “strange feeling” after reading the comment.
“I’ve already had suspicions on a possible affair from the multiple last-minute overtime shifts and just overall changes in behavior. Also, my husband has cheated before so I’ve always been a bit anxious,” she shared.
As she spiralled, she checked her husband’s phone and discovered “some sexy Instagram DMs from a woman who wears jeans.”
That was enough.
“So anyway I’ve spent the last week at my parents with my cat,” she updated readers — with limited details as to how the whole situation played out.
“He has been served papers,” she revealed.
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