Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. You know your partner loves you, but is it for all the right reasons? Here are ...

In the four-plus decades I’ve been treating patients, I have observed how many people continue to trust in improbable outcomes, even when they don’t materialize. No matter how many times they are ...

The ideal of unconditional love is a noble one. We want to be loved as we are, and perhaps we’d like to see ourselves as capable of selfless love. Unfortunately, loving unconditionally may set us up ...

Unconditional love means having and expressing affection for someone without reservations. Honestly, if you'd told me just a few short years ago that I would make a case FOR unconditional love, I'd ...

If people believe they will receive the same salary no matter how well or poorly they work, few will work hard. The fact that a worker can be fired is precisely what prevents most people from slacking ...