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.

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

The problem with people pleasing: You’re trying so hard to be good. So how come you feel so bad?

This is your brain on love. And it’s scary.

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.

My anxiety doesn’t mean I can’t be a good parent. In fact, it makes me a better one.

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.

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

The only thing worse than being in a bad mood, is dealing with someone else’s bad mood.

The "comfort relationship": Sometimes we get comfortable being uncomfortable.