Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. A relationship should never make you feel lost or trapped. Here ...

In successful relationships, both partners feel emotionally secure, connected, and comfortable being themselves around each other. But for many of us, romantic relationships can bring out our deepest ...

Growth in relationships often stalls due to patterns that run beneath conscious awareness. They may feel normal at first, but gradually erode your sense of self, autonomy and direction. At the ...

If you've ever found yourself re-reading text messages, replaying conversations in your head, or getting second and third opinions about what happened between you and a partner, you might have been a ...