We all have questions about how to live in this crazy world, and now NextTribe has something for that: Our own super-plugged-in advice columnist. Here she tells us how to deal with an offensive bumper sticker (can you guess what it says?) on a borrowed car.
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Gray Divorce Statistics: What We’re Really Thinking About the Shocking Epidemic
Our article on boomer marriages dissolving at double the usual rate got the Tribe talking. Come listen in.
White Elephant Gift Exchange: One Family’s Wild Holiday Free For All
How does your extended family give gifts? And how’s that working for you? Ellesor Holder reports on the un-Christmasy sentiments that fire up every December 25th.
Republican and Democrat Friends: Are Cross-Party Friendships Another Thing Women Do Best?
If a Democrat can be friends with Ann Coulter, isn’t there hope the rest of us can all get along?
My Birthday Hall of Fame: What Makes Celebrations Memorable
Embrace them or curse them, birthdays mark time and transitions and some do a better job than others. Here Ayun Halliday looks back on her greatest hits.
How I Freed Myself From Dinner-Prep Hell
In this new column, we compare two products or services in a given category to let you know how they stack up. We start with a magical meal-kit tour.
My Adult Stepdaughter: Not “Step” Anything—Just Dear Friend
Can you scratch a step-relation and find a soul mate? Sheila Weller did, and it saved her marriage almost before it began.
Long Marriages: What You Get, What You Give Up
Two riveting new memoirs offer good girl/bad girl takes on midlife marriage. It’s all here: regrets, rewards, restlessness, ambivalence, comfort, sex, sexual fantasies. And maybe sexual dalliance.
Is The French President’s Wife A Cougar? Am I A Cougar?
The wife of the new French President is 24 years older than he is. Demi, Madonna and Carmen Diaz all famously like younger men. Marion Winik explores the age gap and considers diving right in.
Exclusive: The Lie I Told My Ex-Husband On His Deathbed
Teresa Elliott tells NextTribe the background on the deathbed fib heard around the world.
