Elizabeth Laura Nelson

Would you really rather not get older?

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

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

Sometimes you have to let go of your dreams. As the years go by, you come to the realization that who you are now is pretty much who you’ll be forever.

Go ahead. Give in to the misery.

Are you drowning in negativity?

The elephant in the room is my mental illness. Do my anxiety and depression make me unworthy of love?

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

Being a parent isn’t everything.