SPICE'S Jim Screechy single tells of something most men fear -- their women cheating while they're away. Women are good at hiding infidelity, and unlike men, with whom the signs are often obvious, a woman can cheat and the man will never know, unless she, or the other man, blabs.

But there are ways to tell that she's been Jim Screechy-ing on you. Gentlemen, these signs may be nothing but a change of behaviour and may mean nothing but if your intuition says she is cheating and she displays three or more of the following signs, chances are you are correct.

1. She buys a new wardrobe: When she starts to dress differently, or suddenly shows an interest in her appearance 15 years after vowing to you that she wouldn't play slave to fashion, this may be a sign that she's making herself look good for another man. Of course, women like new clothes, so don't get paranoid if she continues her normal shopping patterns. However, if she starts buying a bunch of new lingerie, some that you have never been privileged to see her wear, yet they are in the laundry basket weekly, there could be a problem.

2. A change in sexual behaviour: If she becomes distant in the bedroom, is no longer the tigress in bed, and instead, she is like a crab on its back ready to attack you for making sexual advances, chances are she is being sexually satisfied elsewhere. On the other hand, if your dull and boring spouse suddenly becomes a tigress in bed and is only too happy to do new and exciting sexual positions that you never taught her, it may be that she is learning elsewhere.

3. She's overprotective of her cell phone and phone calls: If her once accessible cell phone suddenly has a password and you can't go within a mile of it, chances are she has something to hide. In addition, it suddenly stops ringing and is placed on vibrate or silent, and if by chance she is 'forced' to answer within your presence, it is always a prank call or wrong number. In order to protect her cheating ways she may go as far as to sleep with the phone right under her pillow or in her hand.

4. Limited communication: By nature women love to talk, whether it is about that b!$%hy co-worker or boss, or just simply sharing details of their lives with you. So when she turns the focus completely on you and begins telling you less about herself, she possibly has something to hide, as it will be difficult to share details about her day without lying.

5. Suddenly there's a 'guy friend': Has your spouse been talking incessantly about her male friend at work or school? If you're in a healthy relationship, it probably doesn't mean anything. But if the two of you haven't been communicating well lately, this other man is probably filling a need for her. And if she suddenly stops blabbing about him, this may suggest a guilty conscience, or a fear that you may guess what's going on.

6. Mood swings: The cheating woman will for no reason start picking fights with you, as she needs justification for her cheating. She may also be suddenly more affectionate to the point where it seems artificial. This is sometimes a way for her to deal with her guilt.

7. Stays away from home more often: If your woman suddenly starts staying out later and comes up with the 'working late' excuse, or that she was just hanging out with the girls at 2:00 in the morning at least three times per week, it is a possible sign that she is spending those hours with a new love. Business trips and sudden change of plans may be signs of infidelity too.