Elizabeth Laura Nelson

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

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

Go ahead. Give in to the misery.

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

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.

Honesty is supposed to be the cornerstone of a healthy relationship, and lying, an automatic dealbreaker. But should it be?

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

Although research is clear we should not come to work sick, there’s still a stigma associated with admitting you’re too ill to go to work.

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…