Elizabeth Laura Nelson

Elizabeth Laura Nelson

Bio

Elizabeth lives in Brooklyn with her two daughters, occasional mice and innumerable to-do lists. She runs a nine-minute mile, bakes a mean chocolate chip cookie, and can always be persuaded to get up and sing at a karaoke bar. Follow her on Twitter.

Elizabeth Laura Nelson Articles

Clutter is a distraction, causing you to lose focus and get sidetracked, and it also signals your brain to feel that your work is never done.

How Your Clutter Is Making You Sick

Clutter is a distraction, causing you to lose focus and get sidetracked, and it also signals your brain to feel that your work is never done.

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11 Subtle Signs You’ve Given Up Trying In Your Relationship

Researchers say that the average relationship hits the ‘comfort zone’ phase after 11 months and 24 days.

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We’ve probably all heard it a million times: relationships are hard work. (Photo by Mahkeo on Unsplash)

Relationships Are Supposed To Get Easier, Not Harder

We’ve probably all heard it a million times: relationships are hard work.

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People love giving me advice but I'm begging you, these are things I never want to hear again.

8 Things I Never Want To Hear, Ever Again

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.

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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.

6 Ways To Deal With Your Partner’s Horrible Ex

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.

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Don’t stay stuck in a bad relationship, and don’t give up on looking for love. You’ve got this. (Photo by Vladislav Muslakov on Unsplash)

7 Beliefs That Are Keeping You From Having The Relationship You Want

This isn’t Sleeping Beauty. There’s no prince coming to rescue you. What relationship beliefs are standing in your way?

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What To Do When Your Partner Has A Low Libido

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

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You’re Not Too Much, He’s Just Not Enough

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

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Being a mother is complicated.

If You Say You’ve Never Regretted Having Kids, You’re Lying

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

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

A Love Map Could Show You The Way To A Lasting Marriage

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

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