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, ...

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.

Romantic love: What is it? Perhaps this: some compelling mix of emotional attraction, affection, and attachment in a relationship that becomes positively consuming at the time. Nothing else feels like ...