Elizabeth Laura Nelson

In a marriage, should you really feel lonely that much of the time? And if so, then how lonely is too lonely?

The "comfort relationship": Sometimes we get comfortable being uncomfortable.

If you constantly find that you’re rubbing people the wrong way, take a look at this list and consider if you’re doing any of the following seven things.

The only thing worse than being in a bad mood, is dealing with someone else’s bad mood.

Yes, a lot of parents are assholes. But you know what? A lot of people are assholes; some of them happen to have kids, some don’t. I can’t speak for all parents, and I wouldn’t want to try. But speaking as one particular person with kids, here’s what I wish my childfree friends would understand…

Does chronic anxiety ever make you feel like a flake?

My anxiety doesn’t mean I can’t be a good parent. In fact, it makes me a better one.

Real self-care: Forget pedicures and bubble baths.

As a person who writes about relationships for a living, I might be one of the people least in need of all this well-meaning advice, which usually amounts to clichés and can even veer into the territory of outright insults. What I need – what most of us need – is for people to hear me, and to trust me.

Clutter is a distraction, causing you to lose focus and get sidetracked, and it also signals your brain to feel that your work is never done.