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What does a report say about jealousy that spills over?

Jealousy and social media are poisoning our exchanges

Reconstructed case for educational purposes100% fictional data, real clinical patterns. No real conversation.
The report's verdict

Social media has become the couple's battleground.

64/100
Jumping to conclusions — higher than 84% of the couples analyzed
2.6:1
Positive/negative ratio — healthy threshold at 5:1
61%
of the re-engagement bids come from Karim
What this report reveals
  • Each partner's true attachment profile: why Karim moves closer when Maya pulls away.
  • The precise mechanism that damages the exchanges: jumping to conclusions.
  • Who carries the relationship — and at what cost (initiation imbalance 61%).

Conversation statistics

💬
816
Messages
📝
12,081
Words exchanged
📅
88
Days
📈
9.3
Messages / day
03 May 2026
First message
Maya
24 Sept 2026
Last message
Karim
28 j
Longest streak
without a break
5.9 min
Average response time
Maya

Message distribution

Maya472 msgs (58%)
14.3 words/msg132 emojis72 questions
Karim344 msgs (42%)
15.4 words/msg41 emojis50 questions

Evolution over time

Activity by hour

Activity by day

Heat map

Activity by day and hour

0h
4h
8h
12h
16h
20h
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Less
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Expressions from Maya

Most frequent bigrams and trigrams

1.
"I've been thinking"x27
2.
"can we talk?"x21
3.
"where are you?"x19
4.
"how are you?"x12

Expressions from Karim

Most frequent bigrams and trigrams

1.
"can we talk?"x29
2.
"I've been thinking"x27
3.
"how are you?"x13
4.
"where are you?"x10

Most used words by Maya

1.
you60
2.
understood58
3.
us58
4.
try55
5.
listen54
6.
time49
7.
talk44
8.
tomorrow43
9.
need33
10.
maybe28

Most used words by Karim

1.
you53
2.
try50
3.
us40
4.
talk38
5.
listen38
6.
tomorrow33
7.
time31
8.
need23
9.
understood20
10.
maybe15

Favourite emojis of Maya

😘
x97
🥰
x75
😍
x59
😊
x51
❤️
x32

Favourite emojis of Karim

😅
x100
🤔
x79
🙂
x48
❤️
x33
😴
x33

The relationship analysis

45
Overall relationship score · Maya & Karim
Under strain

Social media has become the couple's battleground. The report distinguishes "ordinary" jealousy (occasional worry) from control that takes hold: checking up, demanding explanations, reading into things. Here, the shift toward control has already begun.

What the messages reveal

Reconstructed excerpts — the report reads each exchange and highlights the underlying pattern.

Karim
You've been pretty quiet lately… is everything okay between us?
Anxious pursuitA bid for reassurance typical of anxious attachment (Karim, 70/100): Karim seeks to restore closeness as soon as a doubt appears.
Maya
Yeah, I'm fine, just a lot of work right now.
Avoidant withdrawalA short reply that defuses without opening up: avoidance (Maya, 30/100). It is not (necessarily) a rejection — it is a way of regulating a closeness that feels unsafe.
Karim
That like means something's going on
Jumping to conclusionsJumping to conclusions (64/100) — higher than 84% of the couples analyzed. An ambiguous signal is turned into proof, without verification.
Karim
I know she's thinking about him
Mind readingMind reading (51/100). This filter sustains doubt even though the facts themselves are ambiguous.

Relational dimensions

Attachment profile

Karim highly anxious (70): here jealousy is the symptom of attachment insecurity. Treating it by monitoring social media only worsens the control.

Gottman’s 4 Horsemen

The lower the score, the better. Above 50 = warning signal.

Positive/negative ratio: 2.6:1(healthy threshold = 5:1)
Ratio at 2.6 (healthy threshold: 5) and criticism at 58: the exchanges tip into negativity. Jealousy is no longer an occasional emotion, it structures the conversation.

Cognitive distortions

Thinking biases detected in the conversation

Cognitive distortions (Aaron Beck) are automatic thinking biases that warp our perception of relational reality. A high score indicates a more pronounced presence of this bias.

LowModerateHigh
Jumping to conclusions
High64/100

That like means something's going on

Mind reading
Moderate51/100

I know she's thinking about him

Jumping to conclusions at 64: a like becomes proof of infidelity. This is the engine of jealousy overflowing — the report shows the problem isn't social media, but the interpretation.

Pursuer / withdrawer dynamic

Who pursues the exchange vs who withdraws

Karim (pursues)Maya (withdraws)
61%
39%

Balance: Imbalance

The in-depth analysis

Sternberg’s Triangle

The 3 components of love according to triangular theory.

According to Robert Sternberg, complete love rests on three pillars: intimacy (emotional), passion (physical/romantic) and commitment (decisional). The balance between these three components defines the type of relationship.

Intimacy45/100
Passion40/100
Commitment53/100
Relationship type: Loosened bond

The combination of intimacy 45, passion 40 and commitment 53 outlines a "loosened bond" profile. One pillar compensates for the others: the relationship holds, but on a single support, which makes it sensitive to shocks.

5 Love Languages

Predominant love languages of each person (Chapman).

Gary Chapman identifies 5 love languages: words of affirmation, acts of service, gifts, quality time and physical touch. Knowing each partner’s dominant language improves mutual understanding.

Words of Affirmation
Maya
41
Karim
46
Acts of Service
Maya
56
Karim
82
Gifts
Maya
32
Karim
40
Quality Time
Maya
54
Karim
57
Physical Touch
Maya
41
Karim
64

Gap: Maya and Karim do not share the same dominant language: one partner's proofs of love sometimes go unnoticed by the other, for want of being expressed through the "right" channel.

Identifying the language actually received (rather than the one we spontaneously give) prevents the feeling of "giving without being loved in return."

Detected breakpoints

Key moments where the dynamic shifted

The emotional timeline pinpoints the key moments where the relational dynamic shifted significantly: conflicts, distancing, reconnections.

21 May 2026Medium

First marked tension: reproaches replace the request, the exchange grows tense.

📉
28 June 2026High

Clear cooling of affection: signs of tenderness become scarce on one side.

Relationship prognosis

Guarded

46/100

Positive factors

  • + A strong, sincere attachment on both sides
  • + Maya seeks to reassure rather than flee

Risk factors

  • - Jumping to conclusions (64) turns every detail into proof
  • - Control (demanding explanations) is setting in on Karim's side
  • - Gottman ratio at 2.6: negativity dominates the exchanges

Nonviolent Communication

NVC Score (Rosenberg): use of OFNR format vs judgment/blame.

Nonviolent Communication (Marshall Rosenberg) assesses the ability to express one’s needs and emotions without aggression or judgment. A high score indicates more empathetic communication.

47
Maya
NVC Score /100
44
Karim
NVC Score /100

Examples

✓ NVCMaya

« When you let me know you'll be home late, I worry less — thank you. »

Observation + positive impact: reinforces the desired behavior without demanding.

✓ NVCKarim

« I would have liked us to talk about it first; I felt presented with a fait accompli. »

Expresses the feeling and the need for consultation without attacking the person.

Both often manage to connect fact, emotion and need — this is what allows tensions to be defused before they escalate.

DISC Profile

Dominant communication style of each person.

The DISC model (W. Marston) classifies behaviors along 4 axes: Dominant (Red — results-oriented), Influential (Yellow — relationship-oriented), Steady (Green — cooperation-oriented) and Conscientious (Blue — precision-oriented). Each has distinct motivations and communication styles.

Dominant (D)
Maya
28
Karim
25
Influential (I)
Maya
37
Karim
38
Steady (S)
Maya
41
Karim
37
Conscientious (C)
Maya
43
Karim
47
D = Dominant
I = Influential
S = Steady
C = Conscientious

Maya and Karim do not share the same communication style (couple's communication: 40/100). Neither good nor bad — the challenge is to translate from one style to the other: a direct profile gains from slowing down, a relational profile from daring to be explicit.

Karpman’s Triangle

Dominant roles in the relational dynamic (Transactional Analysis).

Karpman’s drama triangle identifies three dysfunctional relational roles: Persecutor, Victim and Rescuer. A high score on a role indicates a tendency to adopt it during conflicts.

Persecutor
Maya
39
Karim
23
Victim
Maya
26
Karim
46
Rescuer
Maya
18
Karim
24

Role shifts

9 June 2026MayaRescuerPersecutor
15 Jul. 2026KarimVictimRescuer

Between Maya and Karim, the roles are not fixed: they rotate (Victim → Rescuer → Persecutor). Karim often slides toward the self-sacrificing rescuer. Stepping out of the triangle means returning to an adult-to-adult exchange, without roles.

Johari Window

Zones of self-knowledge and knowledge of the other in the relationship.

The Johari window (Luft & Ingham) maps 4 zones of self-knowledge: open (known to all), blind (seen by the other but not by oneself), hidden (known to oneself but not shared) and unknown.

Maya

36
Open
Shared and known
23
Blind
Seen by the other
31
Hidden
Deliberately hidden
10
Unknown
Unconscious

Karim

31
Open
Shared and known
22
Blind
Seen by the other
35
Hidden
Deliberately hidden
12
Unknown
Unconscious

For Maya as for Karim, enlarging the "open" area — saying what one feels, asking for feedback — mechanically reduces the misunderstandings of the blind and hidden areas.

FIRO by Schutz

Fundamental relationship needs: expressed vs desired.

Schutz’s FIRO model measures three fundamental interpersonal needs: Inclusion (need to belong), Control (need for power) and Affection (need for closeness), each in an expressed and a wanted version.

Maya

Inclusion
Expressed
38
Desired
56
Control
Expressed
31
Desired
37
Affection
Expressed
31
Desired
58

Karim

Inclusion
Expressed
65
Desired
59
Control
Expressed
21
Desired
42
Affection
Expressed
31
Desired
57

For Maya and Karim, the gap between what each one EXPRESSES and what they DESIRE is the real source of frustration: Karim waits for an initiative that he/she never openly asks for, while the other does not perceive the need.

Polyvagal Theory

Dominant autonomic nervous system activation state in exchanges (Porges).

Polyvagal theory (S. Porges) distinguishes three states of the nervous system: ventral (connection and safety), sympathetic (fight/flight) and dorsal (freeze/shutdown). These states deeply influence communication within a couple.

Ventral (connection)
Maya
32
Karim
23
Sympathetic (fight/flight)
Maya
35
Karim
42
Dorsal (freeze)
Maya
33
Karim
35

The shifts into a sympathetic state (alert) or dorsal state (shutdown) explain the exchanges that "go off the rails": under stress, the nervous system takes precedence over intentions.

Young Schemas

Early maladaptive schemas influence your relational behaviours.

Early maladaptive schemas (Jeffrey Young) are deep emotional patterns formed in childhood that influence our adult relationships. A high score indicates a stronger activation of the schema.

46
Abandonment / instability
Karim
44
Abandonment / instability
Maya
39
Mistrust / abuse
Karim
SchemaMayaKarim
Disconnection & Rejection
Abandonment / instability4446
Mistrust / abuse2839
Emotional deprivation3035
Defectiveness / shame2929
Impaired Autonomy
Impaired Limits
Insufficient self-control2129
Other-Directedness
Subjugation537
Approval-seeking3037
Overvigilance
Emotional inhibition1318
0-25 (low)
26-50 (moderate)
51-75 (active)
76-100 (dominant)

Violence Cycle (Walker)

Identification of cyclical phases in the relational dynamic.

Tension
21 May 2026
9 June 2026

Rising reproaches and irritability; Maya is "walking on eggshells."

Explosion
28 June 2026

Crisis: devaluation, hurtful words, reversal of responsibility.

Reconciliation
15 Jul. 2026

Apologies, minimization ("I wasn't myself"), promises to change.

Honeymoon
3 Aug. 2026
27 Aug. 2026

Return of intense affection — until the next rise in tension.

Tension
Explosion
Reconciliation
Honeymoon

The cycle repeats on an ever-shorter rhythm. Recognizing the "honeymoon" phase as part of the cycle (and not as real change) is often the turning point that protects.

Power and Control Wheel (Duluth)

Control mechanisms detected in the relational dynamic.

Overall score: 58/100
Intimidation36/100
Isolation29/100
Minimisation/denial32/100
Using children6/100
Privilege32/100
Economic control7/100
Threats26/100
Emotional abuse32/100

The wheel makes the underlying mechanics of control visible: these are not isolated outbursts but levers that reinforce one another. Talking about it to a trusted third party breaks the first link (isolation).

Personalised action plan

Therapeutic exercises tailored to your relational profile.

This action plan offers progressive exercises, at your own pace, to reinforce your strengths and work on the areas for improvement that were identified.

1

Get to safety

Immediate priority
Consult a professional
As soon as possible

As a priority, a professional trained in coercive control and control dynamics. 3919 (domestic violence), 3114 in case of distress.

Document the facts
As it happens

Record dates and words to counter the rewriting of reality and keep a reliable reference point.

2

Rebalance

Weeks 3-4
Slow down the pursuit
Daily

Maya and Karim: leave room for the other's initiative rather than reaching out into the void.

Frame it in "I"
At each tension

Replace the reproach ("you never…") with the need ("I need…").

3

Rebuild trust

Weeks 5-6
Dated actions
Weekly

Favor concrete, verifiable commitments over general promises.

4

Consolidate or decide

Weeks 7-8
Take stock
Monthly

After two months, assess honestly: has the dynamic shifted, or is it repeating identically?

Strengths

  • A strong, sincere attachment on both sides
  • Maya seeks to reassure rather than flee

Points to watch

  • !Jumping to conclusions (64) turns every detail into proof
  • !Control (demanding explanations) is setting in on Karim's side
  • !Gottman ratio at 2.6: negativity dominates the exchanges

What the report answers

What does the attachment style reveal in this case?

Karim highly anxious (70): here jealousy is the symptom of attachment insecurity. Treating it by monitoring social media only worsens the control.

What red flags does the report detect?

Jumping to conclusions at 64: a like becomes proof of infidelity. This is the engine of jealousy overflowing — the report shows the problem isn't social media, but the interpretation.

What do the score and communication dynamic say?

Ratio at 2.6 (healthy threshold: 5) and criticism at 58: the exchanges tip into negativity. Jealousy is no longer an occasional emotion, it structures the conversation.

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