Elizabeth Laura Nelson

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

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

Are you drowning in negativity?

Go ahead. Give in to the misery.

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.

Real self-care: Forget pedicures and bubble baths.

Is it possible that talking about your relationship less could actually be the key to making it better? Sometimes, stop talking and just let yourselves be.

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

Is it hard for you to accept help when you need it?

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