Here are eight subtle-but-telling patterns that suggest your relationship is hanging by a thread, and how recognizing these ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Toxic patterns in relationships often start subtly, creeping in so gradually that you don’t realize what’s happening until the ...

Many people look for patterns in their relationships, hoping those patterns reveal how connections develop over time. The idea of the “3-6-9 rule” often comes up in those conversations because it ...

When resentment starts to creep into a relationship, it often grows silently and unnoticed until it becomes a major issue. Understanding the communication patterns that signal its presence can help ...

It’s not always loud fights that end relationships, but covert patterns of behavior that slowly pull them apart. Here are four such patterns to look out for. “It wasn’t one big fight. No cheating. No ...

Your parents were your first teachers about love, even if they never sat you down for a formal lesson. Every interaction, argument, and affectionate moment you witnessed shaped how you think ...

The peak-end rule was first proposed by psychologist Daniel Kahneman, who found that people’s overall satisfaction with an experience could be overwhelmingly shaped by two things: the most intense ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. The peak-end rule was first proposed by psychologist Daniel ...

Have you found your first therapist? Congrats! Now what? There are some rules for beginning the therapeutic work and ensuring ...