Kit, Carolyn and Mel discuss the politics of going gray, a new relationship category and ask the question: How do you know when you are happy?

GOOD VIBRATIONS The shocking history of vibrators -- from appliance manufacturer Hamilton Beach, to nun movies, to Mrs. Vic Tanny. This week, "Single Married Widowed Divorced" discusses Slate.com's October sex issue. (Pssst.....in 1927, there were more vibrators than toasters in America!)

Wait a minute. Can anyone ever be "just" married? We don't think so. Being married takes too much work to be just married. That's like saying "I'm only married." Doesn't really roll off the tongue. This month there's a lot of advice that's handed out about maids of honor, gifts, fighting and finding time for s-e-x when there's a house full of teenagers who never seem to go to bed or get off the sofa.

Can you sell sex toys and still be a good Catholic? Is it okay to start dating again if your spouse has Alzheimer's? And what's the best tool for urban gardening -- a hoe or a syringe?

Who thought this would happen in middle age to middle class women? One of us is in tears after breaking the bank on a dress... one of us just lost her job...one of us is changing her marital status. And did you know the Queen travels with funeral attire at all times?

Kit, Carolyn and Mel discuss Speed Dating in the fast lane and how The Secret relates to parallel parking.

Spring is in the air and Carolyn is on the floor with an attack of vertigo, which led to the question: Do men handle sickness of a significant other differently than women do? And, while we're at it, what does it mean when several bad things happen to a person while wearing the same pair of pajamas? And why would anyone become a substitute teacher?

Need we say more? No. In fact, we should have said less. But, what the hell, it's only a podcast.

It's the New Year! A time for new beginnings which means that somethings might have to end, like a relationship. But, how do you know when it's over? When clinging is involved? Loss of one's dignity? Listen in as SMWD dissects the when, the how and the why of relationship termination.

From celebrating the winter solstice instead of Christmas, to serving (gasp!) a different cranberry sauce, SMWD has stories this week of creating new holiday traditions and tweaking old ones.

You start out an S and may become an M. If you do, you're almost certain to become a W or a D. But some of us will end up being all of the above. Listen to one woman's compelling story of being SMW & D.

Do you want to spend Eternity wearing pantyhose? Or would you rather spend your Eternal Rest in a nice pair of comfy pajamas? Listen in as Kit, Carolyn and Mel discuss their plans from here to eternity in this week's SMWD podcast.