Elizabeth Laura Nelson

Real self-care: Forget pedicures and bubble baths.

Honesty is supposed to be the cornerstone of a healthy relationship, and lying, an automatic dealbreaker. But should it be?

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.

My whole life, people have been telling me I’m “too much." It's BS.

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?

Parents — we’re the worst.

How far should love go?

Is it hard for you to accept help when you need it?