Elizabeth Laura Nelson

Clutter is a distraction, causing you to lose focus and get sidetracked, and it also signals your brain to feel that your work is never done.

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

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.

Parents — we’re the worst.

Can’t calm down, won’t calm down.

How far should love go?

My whole life, people have been telling me I’m “too much." It's BS.

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.

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