You know those sayings like "love is the answer" and "love makes the world go round"? Let's get real: While we're all about wanting to love and be loved, loving ourselves can sometimes feel like ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. Self-rejection can be a challenging and distressing experience, but it’s not ...

Research explains the evolutionary underpinnings of why being rejected can hurt so bad. A 2023 study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology examined how two types of social ...

When the text flashed on my iPhone screen, I had the answer to the question I'd been afraid to ask. His reply didn't surprise me, I had known it deep down inside but needed to hear it from him. The ...