Elizabeth Laura Nelson

Being a parent isn’t everything.

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.

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

The problem with people pleasing: You’re trying so hard to be good. So how come you feel so bad?

Sexless marriage? Couples therapists estimate that around 20 percent of marriages are sexless. Don’t give up without giving these ideas a try.

No regrets about having kids? Maybe it’s time we all came clean.

If your partner is still connected to his horrible ex in a way neither of you can do anything about, here are six ways to cope.

Never ask a Libra where they want to go for dinner.

We’ve probably all heard it a million times: relationships are hard work.