Before we all scatter off to bake pies, let’s get a little spicy. An anonymous writer reports from the trenches of the dating apps: “When I ventured back into the dating pool after 16 years of marriage, I was not prepared. I had been warned; before I got on a dating site, a friend of mine casually informed me that I’d likely be approached by couples looking to add some spice to their sex life in the form of threesomes. I had no idea just how many people were looking for a third to join them in the bedroom. I assumed no one would be interested in a middle-aged, divorced woman for that kind of thing.”

Oh, but she was so wrong. Enjoy your holiday, and good luck out there!

Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor

“So, you've made The Decision,” writes Alexandra Frost. “Or, you are still considering divorce, but some serious doubts about co-parenting (and the separation's potential impact on your kids) are creeping in. Valid, logical, and not at all an isolated incident — in fact, the likelihood of shared custody after divorce more than doubled in the United States from before 1985 until 2010–2014, from 13% to 34%. So, around a third of parents are working through these same issues every day.” She talked to experts about what you need to know — you got this.