Impaired intimacy, satisfaction, and infidelity in a romantic relationship can fuel Interpersonal Electronic Surveillance (IES). IES may become the preferred method for resolving relationship issues, rather than direct communication, further reducing trust and intimacy, according to the peer-reviewed journal Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking.

Online surveillance in relationships is a common phenomenon. Lead author Katherine Hertlein, PhD, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, identified the individual, relationship, and technological factors for predicting IES in romantic relationships.

It’s been a long three months since the start of the pandemic, and we are by no means out of the woods. Social isolation, economic insecurity and health concerns make for a perfect storm of stressors that many of us are experiencing right now. If you’ve been living with a spouse or a partner during lockdown, you will most likely be the first to notice any changes in behavior.

During lockdown, minor relationship issues mutated into larger problems. Here are some of the main ones couples encountered.

For those of you fortunate enough to have been able to work from home these past few months, do you remember that initial burst of freedom?

A coronavirus pandemic could result in an increase in the number of divorces amid an increase in fertility, predicts Katherine Hertlein, professor at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas.

Life and how we interact with each other has changed a lot lately.

About three weeks into the shelter-in-place order by Gov. Steve Sisolak, I found myself wide awake at 2 a.m., reading The New York Times. I had been following the pandemic updates there as much as in the local news. I lived in New York City for more than a decade before moving here, and I worried about friends and former colleagues.

In recent years, thanks to celebrities like Chrissy Teigen and Serena Williams opening up about their struggles, we’re seeing more discussion around all perinatal mood or anxiety disorders (PMAD), which are experienced by up to 25% of women in the U.S.

Whether it’s anxieties about health and work, cabin fever settling in, or the kids not sitting down for the Zoom school lessons, COVID-19 is creating a recipe for domestic strain.

If we’ve had an abundance of any one thing during this pandemic, it’s time: time to think about what we’re missing and what we plan to do whenever this ends.

If we’ve had an abundance of any one thing during this pandemic, it’s time: time to think about what we’re missing and what we plan to do whenever this ends.