After a long hiatus the gang finally returns with a new face (Connor Gwin) and a special guest (Emily Perper) to break down the idea of dowrys and whether or not they're as great as they seem to be.

After a long hiatus the gang finally returns with a new face (Connor Gwin) and a special guest (Emily Perper) to break down the idea of dowrys and whether or not they're as great as they seem to be.

Cullen, Kevin and Susan return from an unplanned hiatus with Kevin's latest attempt to understand weddings, this time from the perspective of a plus one. Then the gang sits down and discusses the long teased question of, what do you do when you've decided you want kids but the person you're with may not feel the same way?

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With Susan unable to attend and only one question in the mailbag, Kevin and Cullen are left to their own devices yet again. The episode starts with a major announcement stemming from this week's network upfronts and then the two boys travel to the surprisingly territorial corner of the internet (Craigslist) to lend a helping hand. 

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This week Cullen, Kevin and Susan offer some real talk as they address the concept of relationship burnout. Turns out it's a complicated topic with several causes and appropriately enough, several solutions. The conversation is based on Randi Gunther's piece on Relationship Disenchantment. Also discussed: the surprising amount of thought that goes into wedding reception seating.

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Back from spring break, Cullen, Kevin and Susan are reunited! The kid talk is done (for the time being) which means they can focus aspects of marriage and LTRs that affect everyone, all while decreasing the odds that Kevin will slip up and say they're going to "talk about having sex with kids" again. This week, the gang tackles Self Care. What does it mean and how do you do it? What makes self care so important when already have another person attached to your life, shouldn't they be your care?

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In this week's episode Cullen and Kevin are joined (once again) by Cullen's older brother Connor, a public school teacher with an expansive knowledge in the world of how schools handle sex ed curriculum and to help fill the void left in Susan's absence Andrew and Emily step up to the plates. The five discuss how to talk to kids about sex from the perspective of an actual parent which leads to a discussion on discussing gender identities, losing virginity, and masturbation. Is a discussion about discussions that are a must listen for any parent, which these five certainly are not.

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Absent Cullen and Connor, Kevin and Susan are joined by impromptu guest Emily Perper. The three discuss the duties of the bridesmaid, the origins of the bridesmaid and some long standing traditions that we can all agree could be done away with.

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Sex, Consent, and Trampolines. In this week's episode Cullen, Kevin and Susan are joined by Cullen's older brother Connor, a public school teacher with an expansive knowledge in the world of how schools handle sex ed curriculum. The four discuss how to talk to kids about sex from the perspective of a teacher and just begin to scratch the surface of how to address the issue as a parent. Could that mean there's a part three of our "Sexual Guidelines" discussion on the way!? Absolutely!

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In this week's episode Cullen, Kevin and Susan discuss and ancient middle school assignment discovered while cleaning Kevin's room. This launches into a discussion about sexual guidelines and how to handle such discussions with children. The gang also attempt to figure out how to handle differing political viewpoints in a conversation that boils down to historical political romance novels.

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In this week's Marry Me, Cullen, Kevin sit down, devoid of Susan who was trapped in a snow storm at the time of recording, to revisit Kirby's dilemma from episode 14. The two walk through the specific viewing quarrels that Kirby and her husband share. This episode also features and exclusive preview of The Annual's forthcoming interview with Rick and Morty Co-Creator, Justin Roiland.

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In this week's Marry Me, Cullen, Kevin and Susan get back into the question game and discuss whether weddings have changed from quaint ceremonies about love to elaborate made for television productions. All of this boils down to nothing more than Cullen and Kevin planning their wedding to each other, but it helps... somehow.

EDITORS NOTE: During the first ten minutes of this episode there is an odd clicking sound, it doesn't come from any specific podcaster, I believe this was an internal sound of my computer slowly killing itself, as it attempted to do just that part way through the recording. Sometimes the clicking the prevalent, sometimes it goes away all together, I did what I could to remove it when possible. Also, around 24 minutes in, Cullen has a coughing fit, this is entirely his fault.

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In this week's Marry Me, Susan sits down with Brian (her husband) to share the story of their first Christmas together, to examine future Christmas Traditions and give some advice to those just starting to celebrate Christmas together.

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