Elizabeth Laura Nelson

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

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…

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

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

Would you really rather not get older?

A low libido doesn’t have to be a clinically diagnosable condition in order for it to be a problem.

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.

Although research is clear we should not come to work sick, there’s still a stigma associated with admitting you’re too ill to go to work.

How far should love go?

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