The instant New York Times bestselling memoir that everyone is talking about This book about open marriage is going to blow up your group chat The Washington PostMolly Roden Winter was a mother of small children with a husband Stewart who often worked late One night when Stewart missed the kids bedtime again she stormed out of the house to clear her head At a bar she met Matt a flirtatious younger man When Molly told her husband that Matt had asked her out she was surprised that Stewart encouraged her to accept So began Molly s unexpected open marriage and with it a life changing journey of self discovery Molly signs up for dating sites enters into passionate flings and has sex in hotels and public places around New York City For Molly it s a mystery why she wants what she wants In therapy sessions fuelled by the discovery that her parents had an open marriage too she grapples with her past and what it means to be a mother and a whole person Molly and Stewart who also begins to see other people set ground rules Don t date an ex Don t date someone in the neighbourhood Don t go to anyone s home And above all don t fall in love In the years that follow they break most of their rules even the most important one They grapple with jealousy i