Elizabeth Laura Nelson

Can’t calm down, won’t calm down.

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.

Reading in bed together, while it might not be a major milestone — like marriage or having children — truly is a significant event in a relationship.

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

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

How do you deal with feeling lonely; are you okay with having alone time?

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

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…

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

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