The Damage of Financial Infidelity

Do you splurge on high-priced designer sandals and stash them where your husband won't see them?

How about the $5,000 Vegas gambling tab that you hope to hide from your wife?

Those are examples of financial infidelity, which can unravel a relationship just as easily as sexual infidelity, according to a new book by a New York psychologist.

Bonnie Eaker Weil's book, “Financial Infidelity: Seven Steps to Conquering the #1 Relationship Wrecker,” is a talker. It made me think about the ways people use money and power in relationships.

Infidelity Questioning Ends With Injuries

A wife and two friends went to Newman Avenue to confront her husband about "possible infidelity," lawmen say. The confrontation didn't end peacefully.

The husband, 50-year-old Jackie Odom of Godfrey Street, is charged with domestic battery, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office. The wife and her friends said he responded to their questions by grabbing the wife by the head and shoving one of her friends to the ground.

Bug's Life a Busy One as Lovers Get Suspicious

Sydney is in the grip of an infidelity epidemic, with more than 1000 people a month wanting to monitor their partner's every word and move. At least, that's what private investigators would have you believe.

According to one, Luke Athens, suspicious spouses are spending thousands of dollars to have tracking boxes fitted under cars, their partner's deleted text messages read and gifts delivered with cameras and listening devices hidden inside. He said yesterday he cannot keep up with demand. "I don't know what is going on out there, but business is absolutely booming."

His company, Heartbreakers, carries out sweeps for listening devices on Sydney homes every week and says one in five come up positive. He says people are buying bugs on eBay for as little as $120 and hiding them behind powerpoint covers or in light fittings. It is not illegal to buy or own bugs but it is illegal to use them without the consent of the person being bugged.

Cheating on Your Spouse? Beware Someone is Watching

Two weeks ago the CEO of a blue-chip Nairobi-based company told his wife that he was flying to Mombasa on company business.

Instead of heading for the airport, the man drove to Kitengela where he rendezvoused with his girlfriend. They spent the rest of the day and the night drinking and canoodling.

His suspicious wife contacted a private eye firm to track down and expose the man. It did not take them long to compile a dossier on the philanderer.

NY Men Twice as Likely as Gals to Cheat

More than one-quarter of New York men have been unfaithful - double the infidelity rate of Big Apple women, a new report reveals.

A poll conducted for New York magazine showed that 28 percent of Gotham men - who are either married or in a committed relationship - have strayed from their partners, compared to 12 percent of girlfriends and wives.

Women are more afraid of getting caught than men, according to the poll.

Suspecting Infidelity, Man Kills Wife, House Owner Couple

Suspecting infidelity, a 40-year-old man allegedly killed his wife and their house-owner couple in Shubham Nagar area, police said on Monday.

Rajkumar Varma hit the trio with a hammer and a grinding stone while they were fast asleep last night on the terrace at their residence, they said.

Varma suspected that his wife Rani had an illicit relationship with landlord Arun Khandar (40), they said.

Brooke Hogan Breakdown?

Reports suggest that Brooke Hogan, daughter of WWE legend Hulk Hogan - and star of MTV's Hogan Knows Best - is having a breakdown.

It’s been a tough few months for the 20-year-old singer – her Mum and Dad went through a very public separation (after the Hulkster’s infidelity with one of Brooke’s former friends) then less than two weeks ago younger brother Nick, 17, was sentenced to eight months in prison after pleading no contest to charges of reckless driving.

A source close to the family told FOX News “She’s suffering the worst of all; she just can’t keep it together and has been hit the hardest.”

On Using a Hidden Camera in Your Home

Our agency occasionally gets calls about setting up covert cameras in the home. The reasons for the requests vary from personal belongings missing, a new baby sitter or nanny being hired or concerns that children may be misbehaving.

Setting up a covert camera in your home is legal in all 50 states. This refers just to the video aspect. Providing sound along with the pictures is a different matter and falls under a separate law.

Famous Dad is Accused of Cheating

Hall of Famer Roger Clemens, father of four, gets hit with a curveball--country singer Mindy McCready cops to their affair.

News has leaked alleging that pitcher Roger Clemens had an affair more than a decade ago with country singer Mindy McCready, who was just 15 when they met. Clemens, who was then 28 years old and married with children, has not confirmed or denied the report, but Mindy says it's true. Clemens is also rumored to have had an affair with Paulette Dean Daly, golfer John Daly's wife.

Drew Offers $25,000 for Info on 'Cheating' Wife

Insisting that his wife left him for another man, Drew Peterson today offered a $25,000 reward for information leading to her safe return.

Stacy Peterson was 23 when she vanished six months ago.

Kellerman Investigations Expands into New Corporate Office

Business is booming for private investigators! Kellerman Investigations uses the most advanced technology to get results in Missouri & Illinois. As a result of being one of the best firms in the Midwest, it's expanding into new corporate office.

While some businesses are cutting back in this economy, Kellerman Investigations announces a major move to a much larger corporate headquarters in Glen Carbon, Illinois to handle the increase in business in Missouri and Illinois.

Current Affairs is his Business

Private investigator Luke Athens insists his work with Heartbreakers is nothing like the explosive show Cheaters.

Presenting salacious footage to a shell-shocked cheating partner is more likely to be seen on TV.

"We don't do any confrontations like that," Mr Athens said.

But the premise is similar at the private investigation company at Wetherill Park.

Uma Thurman’s Great New Challenge

Uma Thurman embarked upon one of her biggest professional conquests yet, in her new film, The Life Before Her Eyes, Reuters.com reports.

The movie also presented a whole new challenge altogether, as Thurman also produced the film. She revealed to Reuters: “I developed it, kicked it around and kept it alive for years, so it was very satisfying to finally get it made.”

It all concerns Diana and her best friend, Maureen, who, as teenagers, were forced by a gunman to choose which one of the girls would live. We follow the adult Diana haunted by this incident as she tries to cope with raising her own child and her husband’s possible infidelity.

Spitzer Hurt N.Y.

A letter writer equated former President Bill Clinton's marital infidelity with that of former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer (Erie Times-News, March 26). This is an evident sign of an irrational Clinton hater.

Clinton betrayed his wife, which is certainly reprehensible and good grounds for divorce, but this is between them and did not affect anyone else. It is not a violation of criminal law. Spitzer broke the law repeatedly by patronizing prostitutes.

Hillary Clinton Talks Chelsea, Angelina Jolie & Madonna

Elton John hosted a fundraiser in New York City last night for Hillary Clinton and Access Hollywood was there to catch a candid Hillary defending daughter Chelsea who has been bombarded by Monica Lewinsky questions.

“I think she has been very genuine and straight forward,” Hillary said of the way Chelsea has handled the situation. “She says no or she says yes, whatever, she believes is right.”

She may be a senator, but Hillary is a proud mom when it comes to Chelsea. Chelsea recently shot down questions about her father’s infidelity by telling people it was none of their business.

Religious Attendance Predicts Fidelity

Attendance at religious services predicts marital fidelity, but U.S. researchers say they are not sure why.

David C. Atkins and Deborah E. Kessel of the Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, Calif., examined whether dimensions of religious life -- including prayer, closeness to God, faith and religious activities -- related to infidelity, using structured, face-to-face interviews with questions related to religion and spirituality.

Infidelity Expert Tells How to Decide Whether to Take a Cheater Back

Under what circumstances should a cheating spouse or significant other be given a second chance?

Infidelity expert Ruth Houston, founder of InfidelityAdvice.com and author of Is He Cheating on You? - 829 Telltale Signs, recommends taking several factors into consideration when trying to decide. Houston says, "First and foremost are the circumstances of the infidelity and the cheater's attitude about the affair. These two things are a good indication of whether the marriage or relationship can be saved."

Sex, Lies & Surveillance

Damien Delzoppo of Avenue Investigations says he was playing a clean game — "well within the limits of the law" — during an episode that ended with one Melbourne contractor blackmailing a rival into pulling out of the tendering for a local council job.

It seems that the rival — owner of a construction business, 20 to 30 workers — had been winning council jobs left and right. He was significantly undercutting everybody else. It was a mystery.

It didn't take long to find out the guy was having an affair with his materials supplier. She was selling him the materials cheap.

NY Governor Eliot Spitzer Named in Federal Prostitution Case

The mysterious 'client number 9' named in a federal indictment involving a prostitution ring is allegedly Governor Eliot Spitzer, who today in a news conference apologized to his wife who accompanied him saying, "I have acted in a way that violates my obligation to my family."

Gov. Spitzer did not resign, though it is widely rumored across the politico field in Manhattan that he will give up his post as New York Governor shortly.

Cheryl Cole's Five-Point Peace Deal with Cheating Hubby

Cheryl Cole has told her foul footballer hubby Ashley Cole that she will consider taking him back only if he plays by her rules. And for doing the same, the Girls Aloud singer has laid a five-point plan, which the footballer will have to follow to get back together with the singer.