Division of Spousal & Relational Conduct
Case BIC-SRC-4785
Priority: Urgent
| Complainant | Wife |
| Subject | Husband |
| Nature of complaint | Laugh is getting stupider |
| Onset | Gradual. Complainant cannot identify the exact moment of divergence. |
| Rate of decline | Steady, with occasional spikes following exposure to internet content |
Degradation timeline
Dating period — Laugh was charming. Brief, warm, slightly self-conscious. Complainant describes it as "one of the reasons."
Year 1–2 — Laugh relaxed. Lost the self-consciousness. This was fine. Complainant considered this intimacy.
Year 3–5 — A nasal component emerged. Origin unclear. Subject does not acknowledge the nasal component. It is there.
Year 6–8 — Volume increased. Laugh began arriving before the joke was finished. Subject now laughs at things that are not jokes. This includes: the news, packaging, and the word "moist."
Year 9–present — Laugh has become a wheeze followed by a clap. Subject sometimes repeats the punchline back while laughing, which is not necessary and not welcome. In social settings, the laugh is audible from adjacent rooms. Complainant has been asked "is he okay" by a stranger.
Comparative analysis
The Bureau has reviewed audio evidence and confirms that the subject's current laugh bears no structural resemblance to his laugh at the time of courtship. This is consistent with a pattern observed across 94% of spousal laugh assessments in the Bureau's records. The laugh a person falls in love with is not the laugh they end up with. This is not addressed in any marriage documentation.
Prognosis
Based on current trajectory, the laugh is expected to become fully unrecognizable within 3–5 years. Terminal stage is characterized by a silent full-body shake followed by a single honk. There is no known intervention. The subject is not aware there is a problem and has described his own laugh as "fine."