Social media has transformed the way people communicate, connect, and share their lives. While it offers many benefits, such ...

Every year since 2010, the Kinsey Institute (named for Dr. Alfred Kinsey, the bisexual sexologist who also lent his name to the Kinsey Scale) has the Singles in America (SIA) Study. The independent ...

All relationships come with challenges, but some are hidden in plain sight. The invisible load refers to unseen emotional, mental, and logistical responsibilities individuals carry in relationships, ...

A relationship should complement your life, not consume it. Learn how to recognize unhealthy patterns of enmeshment and how to create space without losing connection. There are bonds in our life that ...

Looking back, the signs were there. “For one, he was kind of rude to my friends,” Jess says. “And he would totally shut down whenever he got upset.” Still, it wasn’t until after they broke up that ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. As the year comes to a close, many of us reflect on our personal goals, career ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. As Americans become more polarized, even family dinners can feel fraught, ...

There’s no denying that relationships are complicated. It can be difficult to be on the same page as someone at all times. The most heartbreaking part of a relationship is when one person is fully ...

You might have heard the term "relationship escalator" before — often used to describe the traditional progression of a romance from first date to monogamous relationship to moving in together to ...

Why do people want romantic relationships, if they do at all? The world today operates with a strong bias toward people being in, not out, of relationships (think "table for two?"). A component of ...