One thing is booming in this recession, said Bruce Watson in Daily Finance. Infidelity. Money problems often drive married couples apart, but divorce is expensive, so many unhappy couples are staying together (the divorce rate has fallen by 40 percent in the economic downturn). And many of those unhappy spouses are seeking comfort with other married people—because adultery with another married person is cheaper than romancing a single person.
Maybe, but they're not hooking up at work, said John Carney in The Business Insider. Sex in the office was commonplace in boom times. Every Wall Street firm had its stories of co-workers being caught in the heat of passion in elevators and in conference rooms. But as an HR person at a major Wall Street firm put it, "It's like the crash dampened their hormones."
Subscribe to The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
-
Aston Martin Vantage Roadster: 'a rare treat indeed'The Week Recommends The Roadster version of Aston Martin's new Vantage coupé makes even 'the most mundane journey feel special'
-
Bad Friend: Tiffany Watt Smith explores why women abandon friendshipsThe Week Recommends A 'deeply researched' account of female friendship through history
-
Brazil's reborn dolls crazeUnder The Radar The 'hyper-realistic' babies soaring in popularity in South American nation have spawned controversy
