Elizabeth Laura Nelson

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

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.

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

Are you drowning in negativity?

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.

Go ahead. Give in to the misery.

Does chronic anxiety ever make you feel like a flake?

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

In a marriage, should you really feel lonely that much of the time? And if so, then how lonely is too lonely?