Writing romantic love letters can feel like a prehistoric practice these days—where do you even get stamps? (Kidding. Kind of.) But for most of human history, if you wanted to express your feelings to ...

Some of 2025's best and most romantic movies have hosted tales of heartbreak, longing, and connection, proving that 2025 did ...

Midlife romantic relationships often falter as biological change, accumulated responsibilities, and outdated emotional ...

A mutual eye gaze and smile are some of the most reliable markers of love between couples, and can be used to differentiate ...

Of course, there are some practical advantages to the more technologically advanced forms of romantic communication we have available today. Personally, I’ll take the immediate gratification of a ...

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 ...

Love is everywhere you look. People talk about love in pop songs, on TV, across social media, over dinner, at work, and in school hallways. There is also growing scientific interest in romantic love, ...

Imagine that both your best friend and your romantic partner have fallen into a river. You can save one of them. What do you do? Perhaps you’ve already dived in. But if you’ve got time to think before ...

When you love someone, you want to find as many ways to show them as possible. But sometimes, simply saying, "I love you" just doesn't feel like it's enough. After all, how could three small ...

Love is notoriously difficult to describe. To borrow a line from “Persuasion” by Jane Austen, “If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more.” If you struggle to find the words to express ...

For the first time, scientists have uncovered how the brain's Behavioral Activation System can override other cognitive functions and subdue external stimuli when we experience romantic love, driving ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. Words often fail to describe how fervent of a force love is—in all its forms.