The authors review the existing literature, distilling it down to 14 core principles of relationship function. The 14 principles are grouped into four "sets" (see below) based on key organizing ...

Strong, loving, and healthy relationships require a lot of work. Sure, you love each other, respect each other, and want to spend time together, but there’s much to be analyzed when you’re having ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. This article is more than 2 years old. Ideal relationships are ...

Relationship patterns keep us safe. And in order to break them gently, we need more discernment and less self-criticism. Relationship research has made it distinctively clear that most relationships ...