Elizabeth Laura Nelson

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.

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

How do you deal with feeling lonely; are you okay with having alone time?

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.

Sexless marriage? Couples therapists estimate that around 20 percent of marriages are sexless. Don’t give up without giving these ideas a try.

If you constantly find that you’re rubbing people the wrong way, take a look at this list and consider if you’re doing any of the following seven things.

The elephant in the room is my mental illness. Do my anxiety and depression make me unworthy of love?

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

We anxiety sufferers are good at covering up how we’re really feeling. You are not alone.