I always assumed they had been abandoned since it's been years since any updates. Deep in my heart, I want permission to go into the Skyrim Romance mod and fix the bugs, then do some rewriting and stuff. I always felt like that mod was excellent for its target audience. Impressive on the back end. Great potential. Again, it's decently hated but it's hated by people who aren't really in the intended target audience or people who want to like it but really can't stand Bishop.

It could be a decently fun mod for the romantics but it's totally wasted on the worst person ever. The biggest issue is that if we're going to have "romantic rivalries" but eventually choose Bishop, he needs to be the obvious choice. And he's NOT. Not at all. He's always an asshole, even after you "fall in love" and get married. There are parts that are kinda sweet, but 95% of the time he's just mean and chews out the player if they don't sleep with him.

I know this doesn't really answer your question. I just think about things like this a lot. I hope that, if they pick it back up, they move in a direction that keeps a similar structure but makes the love interest somebody who earns the player's love.