Romance isn’t just for fairytales. Psychologists explain how romantics who believe in “love at first kiss” allow their expectations to influence their love lives. People with idealized beliefs of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. "First kiss beliefs" include idealized beliefs that your first kiss with a new ...

“1,000 Letters and 15,000 Kisses” screamed the headline in an 1898 edition of the English newspaper, the Halifax Evening Courier. Harriet Ann McLean, a 32-year-old laundry maid, was suing Francis ...

Love has always found its purest expression in poetry. Through verses, we capture emotions that sometimes words alone cannot describe—the heartbeat of affection, the sweetness of intimacy, and the ...