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.

Many people desire to experience love, but even more, they long for deep, meaningful love. However, not everyone will experience the all-consuming love often portrayed in stories or movies. Intense ...

Lovers are a lot like hot sauce — they range from “mild” to “intense.” Australian scientists have boiled romantic lovers down into four categories — with the most extreme said to make whoopee up to 20 ...

Can you feel the love tonight? Scientists have devised a series of maps revealing where in the body love is felt. The study, published this month in the journal Philosophical Psychology, is said to be ...

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No two people are the same when it comes to romantic relationships—and yet, some patterns help explain why we love the way we do. The late Helen Fisher, a renowned biological anthropologist, ...

Among people with children, parental love is, on average, the strongest type of love, based on fMRI neuroimaging intensity. Source: KonstantinChristian/Shutterstock ...

Ever wondered why some relationships make you feel at peace, while others excite you but leave you with doubts? Not all forms of love are the same, and that's perfectly okay. Throughout life, we go ...