Elizabeth Laura Nelson

The thing is, when you fight with your partner, it’s your amygdala that takes over. It's the part of the brain that processes fear, and it’s powerful.

Parents — we’re the worst.

Reading in bed together, while it might not be a major milestone — like marriage or having children — truly is a significant event in a relationship.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.