Couples may go out to restaurants for meals more often. Women may do less exercise when they are in a relationship, skipping a trip to the gym to spend quality time with their partner.
The Spanish have a phrase which translates as 'the curve of happiness' to describe this phenomenon- the 'rounding' effect of a contented, stable life. Rather nice, I always think.
Up here in Jockland we call it "The Fat Bastard" phenomenon
He's made Kaizer wet himself with excitement then cry when he realises all in one post. Ban him? Knight him in the new year's honours!
When your Mum used to pick you up from school and you'd run out and be like 'Mummy I got 9/10 in the spelling test today', would she go 'phenomenal, son'.Cos if she did she's a stupid fuck.
Did it mention the wedding cake/sex suddenly stopping phenomenon?