Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. It’s tempting to want to go all in on a new relationship.

Do you want to share your deep thoughts, feelings, good news, bad news, hopes, and concerns with each other? Or do you find out more about each other only through arguments or posts on social media?

Although nothing in your life can last eternally, you are most likely to wish that your closest relationship will. As partners get closer and closer to each other over the months and years of their ...

Here's a common scenario in my office. Two people sit on opposite ends of the couch, bodies angled away from each other, with tension in the air palpable. One stares at the floor while the other ...