Elizabeth Laura Nelson

This is your brain on love. And it’s scary.

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

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

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.

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

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

Parents — we’re the worst.

The only thing worse than being in a bad mood, is dealing with someone else’s bad mood.

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

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