the rot sets in

if the rot sets in, a situation starts to get worse If couples stop communicating, that's when the rot really sets in.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Beach	[bi:tʃ]
Chidiebube	-	Western African, Igbo
Yvonne	ee-VON (French), i-VAWN (English), ee-VAWN (German)	French, English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Alty	['ɔ:lti]
Gore	[gɔ:r]
Alton	AWL-tən	English