Elizabeth Laura Nelson

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

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.

Go ahead. Give in to the misery.

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

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

Does chronic anxiety ever make you feel like a flake?

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.

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.

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.