Elizabeth Laura Nelson

Honesty is supposed to be the cornerstone of a healthy relationship, and lying, an automatic dealbreaker. But should it be?

Is it possible that talking about your relationship less could actually be the key to making it better? Sometimes, stop talking and just let yourselves be.

Is it better to be alone than to be in a miserable relationship?

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

Parents — we’re the worst.

Go ahead. Give in to the misery.

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

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.

Does chronic anxiety ever make you feel like a flake?