Elizabeth Laura Nelson

In a marriage, should you really feel lonely that much of the time? And if so, then how lonely is too lonely?

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 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.

Parents — we’re the worst.

Being a parent isn’t everything.

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.

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

Go ahead. Give in to the misery.