Being the one who “has it all together” can come at a cost, and always keeping busy doesn’t necessarily mean you’re thriving. Here’s how to tell if you’re over-functioning. If you constantly find ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. Being the “easygoing” one in love can feel safe. But if you’re ...

Saving the Relationship When stuck in an overfunctioning-underfunctioning relationship, sometimes it can look as though there is no way out. It is important to have compassion for both parties and ...

In almost every office, friend group, or family, there is one person who holds everything together. They are the ones who remember the birthdays, fix the spreadsheet errors before the boss sees them, ...

An unhealthy “overfunctioning-underfunctioning" pairing happens when a relationship becomes increasingly lopsided. Because most of the time this happens unconsciously, it is easy for people to miss ...