While the events that lead to love, marriage, affairs and divorce can often feel arbitrary, for psychologists there is a definitive science behind why some relationships work and some just don’t. In ...

Do you find yourself hyperfixating on whether your partner is upset with you? Do you feel as though you're constantly nagging at your significant other in search of affection? Or maybe you're the ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The rise of therapy-speak has paved the way for attachment styles to become a mainstay in daily ...

Are you anxious, avoidant or secure? What’s rarely discussed is whether people can switch from one camp to another. People wear their “anxious” labels as if they’re fixed for good, but that isn’t ...

Attachment styles can influence how often, how fast, and how emotionally we text others. Anxious, avoidant, fearful-avoidant, and secure styles each show distinct texting patterns and challenges.

Simply put, a securely attached adult is comfortable with intimacy and readily works to repair relationship issues. Anxiously attached people often worry about their partner’s capacity to love them ...

Different emotional IQs don’t doom relationships but it can build into something stronger when handled with curiosity and care. In a healthy relationship, honesty prevents emotional guesswork, and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. We all want a love that’s easy, or at least one that doesn’t ...

Would you ever cheat on your partner? Your values, attitudes, and adult brain may very well say no. But what about your automatic, subconscious thoughts and your emotional system? They may have ...

As Valentine's Day approaches, restaurant bookings fill up and couples exchange cards, flowers, and carefully chosen gifts. For some, it's a day of closeness and connection. For others, it can bring ...

A dating book helped Nicola Prentis realize she had a pattern for dating men who pull away. Using ChatGPT, she rewrote her Hinge profile to dodge the "avoidant" men the book described. Now, even with ...