In an earlier post, I discussed the difficulty of dealing with consciously ambivalent feelings. But now I would like to focus on a more pernicious type of ambivalence — unconscious ambivalence. People ...

A certain amount of ambivalence is normal in long-term relationships. Living with someone with a different temperament, metabolism, family history, habits, and preferences means there will be certain ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. Mixed feelings in relationships can stem from unresolved ...

Ambivalence refers to the state of having mixed, conflicting, or opposing feelings about a person, situation, or decision at the same time. It spots the emotional tug-of-war when attraction and ...