Elizabeth Laura Nelson

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

“Parenting” has become a competitive sport. But it’s kids who are losing. Let your kids screw up.

No energy at 3PM? The mid-afternoon slump is a well-known phenomenon.

This is your brain on love. And it’s scary.

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

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.

If your partner is still connected to his horrible ex in a way neither of you can do anything about, here are six ways to cope.