Looking at the statistics on my posts over the past year, I could not help but notice that my posts on morality received far fewer views than my posts on sex. Does this mean that readers are more ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. Many of us grow up believing that being “nice” is the key to ...

Many of us grow up believing that being “nice” is the key to building and maintaining relationships. From an early age, we are often taught to prioritize kindness and politeness, equating them with ...

The night I realized I was a monster, I was wearing a volunteer badge and serving soup to the homeless. “God bless you,” I said mechanically, ladling hot liquid into a disposable bowl. My sleeve rode ...

Following up her best-selling book Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls with The Curse of the Good Girl: Raising Authentic Girls with Courage and Confidence, author Rachel Simmons ...

Your Mileage May Vary is an advice column offering you a unique framework for thinking through your moral dilemmas. It’s based on value pluralism — the idea that each of us has multiple values that ...

Everyone has positives and negatives about them, and whether you’re a good or bad person is subjective. It’s difficult, if not impossible, to come up with a one-size-fits-all blueprint for either. But ...

Communication is either effective or ineffective (not “good” or “bad”), and there should be alignment between what was said, what was heard and what was meant. Use the “Platinum Rule” (treat others ...