Relationships are a fundamental need in life. People in healthy, satisfying interpersonal relationships consistently report they are happier than their counterparts, but just as many are seeking ...

Relationship specialists say that certain positive signals can reveal whether a romantic connection has the potential to become stable, respectful, and emotionally healthy.

"If equal affection cannot be, let the more loving one be me"—W. H. Auden Romantic love naturally craves reciprocity; yet not all forms of reciprocity are healthy. Some can, in fact, be toxic.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. New research reveals how relationship satisfaction is closely ...