Elizabeth Laura Nelson

Pretending you don’t have feelings doesn’t pay off.

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.

Is it better to be alone than to be in a miserable relationship?

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

Real self-care: Forget pedicures and bubble baths.

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

Never ask a Libra where they want to go for dinner.

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…

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