His research institution implemented a policy that basically says its employees cannot date one another, which almost seems illegal in and of itself, but fine. At first it was casual he wasn't trying to be in a serious relationship with her and she had other FWBs. He was married but he was in the process of getting a divorce when he started with this other woman. He was having a sexual relationship with another researcher for awhile. Now he's an unemployed, stay-at-home dad. His team recently made some groundbreaking discovery in researching how tumors form.
To make a long story short: this researcher was considered one of the leading scientists in the fight against cancer.
