Elizabeth Laura Nelson

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.

Marriage isn’t a game. But playing one can actually help strengthen it. So, game on!

The thing is, when you fight with your partner, it’s your amygdala that takes over. It's the part of the brain that processes fear, and it’s powerful.

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…

No energy at 3PM? The mid-afternoon slump is a well-known phenomenon.

“Parenting” has become a competitive sport. But it’s kids who are losing. Let your kids screw up.

Being a parent isn’t everything.

Go ahead. Give in to the misery.

We anxiety sufferers are good at covering up how we’re really feeling. You are not alone.

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.