Elizabeth Laura Nelson

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

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.

Finding gratitude in the wake of a bad breakup isn’t easy. Here are a few things to focus on.

True Scorpio nature: We like it when people are afraid of us. They should be afraid. Here 19 other ways you know you're a Scorpio!

Can’t calm down, won’t calm down.

Yes, a lot of parents are assholes. But you know what? A lot of people are assholes; some of them happen to have kids, some don’t. I can’t speak for all parents, and I wouldn’t want to try. But speaking as one particular person with kids, here’s what I wish my childfree friends would understand…

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

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