Emerging adulthood (ages 18 to 25 years) is an exciting but also confusing and stressful period in the life of a young person. It is characterized by self-focus, optimism, identity exploration, ...

We have all heard about building trust with a romantic partner. But what if that expression is more literal than we usually think? What if the right behaviors, thoughts, and experiences truly do stack ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. Why do some people fall hard and fast, while others move more ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. Most of us claim to have a "type," but what does that really ...

Relationships are an integral part of human life, but they are not all the same. With changing times and evolving lifestyles, the idea of “one single kind of relationship” no longer exists. Today, ...

In past research, the term “friend” has been narrowly defined. Romantic partners, parents and siblings cannot be placed into the friend category. Pennington determined that this wasn’t realistic for ...