Elizabeth Laura Nelson

Would you really rather not get older?

Parents — we’re the worst.

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

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

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

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 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.

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.

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

Go ahead. Give in to the misery.