Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. In relationships, small misunderstandings or miscommunications are inevitable — ...

Being an overthinker can hurt the very love you’re trying to protect. Here’s how not to let your own thoughts get in the way of your relationship. Do you ever wonder what the pause between your ...

When you were young, you likely remember your parents warning you not to hang out with a certain person at school, saying ...

Good relationships run smoothly and enable you to enjoy your life, work, and activities beyond the relationship. You’re not always worrying or talking about it. Like a smooth-running car, you don’t ...

Relationship sabotage occurs when individuals, often unknowingly, engage in behaviors that harm or destroy their relationship due to fears of getting hurt or beliefs that it won’t succeed. A 2021 ...