QuoteSome of the ideas now being applied to couples were originally developed to study changes in animal populations. Malthusian models and predator-prey equations, for example, have been used to examine the spread of Australian rabbits and the shifting populations of Canadian lynxes and snowshoe hares.

Another important idea is the Allee effect, which describes what happens when a population drops below a critical level. Below that threshold, survival becomes much more difficult. Above it, the population has a better chance of growing and remaining stable.

Researchers have found that a similar threshold concept can be useful when thinking about romantic relationships...Each relationship may have a critical threshold representing the minimum level of relationship strength needed for the bond to remain stable.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/09/260906170140.htm

QuoteA new study finds that dozens of supposedly distinct relationship survey questions, covering trust, intimacy, communication, and more, are mostly capturing one general feeling about whether the relationship is good or bad.

Across two studies with over 3,400 U.S. adults, that single feeling explained the vast majority of shared variation across 34 common relationship measures.

Sexual satisfaction was the one area that stood somewhat apart from this general feeling; trust, commitment, love, and forgiveness were largely absorbed by it.

https://studyfinds.com/relationship-surveys-measuring-same-feeling/

QuoteAlongside posts about the heavier moments, she also shares lessons learned and more optimistic musings. She has posted about wanting to reconnect with the confident, curious person she was more than a decade ago — before she met her now-former husband. She's revisiting passions she had as a teen, including skateboarding and learning to DJ.

"I wanted to show my kids that you can still be strong even through these hard days. I wanted to show them how strong hope is," she said. "I feel more confident. I feel resilient. I feel like I faced my fears of showing up scared, of putting myself out there as my authentic self."

On TikTok, where niche categories of content sometimes earn a nickname, content that delves into marital woes has been dubbed "divorce-tok."

https://abcnews.com/Technology/wireStory/divorce-tok-fills-social-media-creators-find-audiences-136264428

QuoteHamilton has explained how her husband led what she called a "double life" with another partner

QuoteIn the discussion of the Kyrsten Sinema alienation of affections case, several commenters took roughly the following view: Spouses have promised fidelity to each other, and if they break those promises, they are at fault towards the other spouse. But one spouse's lover hasn't made any promises to the other spouse. The lover therefore can't be said to be at fault.

I don't think that view is right, and I don't think it fits the norm for how our legal system treats analogous scenarios. I think that on balance the abolition of the alienation of affections tort (which has happened in 45 states) is a good idea. But not for the reason that "the lover isn't at fault, only the spouses are."

Rather, alienation of affections is analogous to complicity liability. If Alan commits an intentional wrong against Betty, either a crime or a tort, and Cathy encourages Alan to do that, Cathy is generally liable. The term sometimes used for this is "solicitation," though sometimes it's seen as a form of aiding and abetting.

https://reason.com/volokh/2026/09/06/alienation-of-affections-as-complicity/

Quote from: prime on Sep 04, 2026, 09:36 AM

QuoteA Las Vegas man allegedly killed his girlfriend and her two kids after she admitted cheating on him, claiming he "blacked out" before launching his deadly rampage.

Orona said he confronted Flores-Osuna at an apartment complex in west Las Vegas after he spotted her car near the vehicle of her ex-boyfriend, identified only as "Henry," earlier Tuesday, according to an arrest report obtained by the outlet.

Flores-Osuna allegedly admitted she had been unfaithful to him and told Orona that her ex-boyfriend was "better in bed," he told police.

https://nypost.com/2026/09/04/us-news/las-vegas-man-juan-orona-allegedly-killed-girlfriend-her-2-kids-in-blackout-rage-after-she-admitted-cheating/

QuoteA Las Vegas man allegedly killed his girlfriend and her two kids after she admitted cheating on him, claiming he "blacked out" before launching his deadly rampage.

Orona said he confronted Flores-Osuna at an apartment complex in west Las Vegas after he spotted her car near the vehicle of her ex-boyfriend, identified only as "Henry," earlier Tuesday, according to an arrest report obtained by the outlet.

Flores-Osuna allegedly admitted she had been unfaithful to him and told Orona that her ex-boyfriend was "better in bed," he told police.

https://nypost.com/2026/09/04/us-news/las-vegas-man-juan-orona-allegedly-killed-girlfriend-her-2-kids-in-blackout-rage-after-she-admitted-cheating/