Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. When love feels more like fear than security, it may be a sign of codependency.

Why do people misidentify control as love? Here are three ways to answer that question. Not everything that looks like love to begin with actually turns out to be true. Sometimes, what feels intense ...

Some men repeat the same relationship patterns no matter how many fresh starts they get. Psychology shows that certain ...

In the age of social media, buzzwords like "toxic" and "narcissistic" fill our phone screens. Like many clinicians who specialize in working with survivors of relational trauma, I find that my clients ...

In our desire to understand, manage, or untangle our relationships, we are constantly trying to view them through different lenses, struggling to connect the dots: Is it about me or about him? Has the ...

Even if he checks all your boxes physically and seems like the perfect guy, these are the 6 types of men you shouldn't consider for a relationship. They might leave you with a broken heart, a big ...

There are so many questions when it comes to love. How do you know if you’re in love? Why do you fall out of love? Is it possible to fall in love at first sight? We often think of love just in terms ...