Elizabeth Laura Nelson

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

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

A low libido doesn’t have to be a clinically diagnosable condition in order for it to be a problem.

Pretending you don’t have feelings doesn’t pay off.

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.

Sometimes you have to let go of your dreams. As the years go by, you come to the realization that who you are now is pretty much who you’ll be forever.

Parents — we’re the worst.

Go ahead. Give in to the misery.

How far should love go?

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.