Elizabeth Laura Nelson

Parents — we’re the worst.

Sexless marriage? Couples therapists estimate that around 20 percent of marriages are sexless. Don’t give up without giving these ideas a try.

Real self-care: Forget pedicures and bubble baths.

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…

If you have these four types of friends in your life, they could literally be making you sick. Consider yourself warned and remove these toxic friends!

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.

Are you drowning in negativity?

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

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

“Parenting” has become a competitive sport. But it’s kids who are losing. Let your kids screw up.