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As much as many of us look forward to Thanksgiving with family and friends, it can be a notoriously fraught time of year. Even in the calmest of years, political disagreements can cause discomfort or ...

As Thanksgiving this year falls on the heels of a contentious presidential election, politics may be one dinner conversation topic many try to avoid. In its place, you can be the one to prompt a ...

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The presenter shares tips for Christmas dinner chat-starters and tells Lisa Salmon that phones can ruin conversations.

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When I celebrated my birthday recently, I had dinner with some old colleagues that I hadn’t seen in a while, and I got a glimpse into the future of dinner conversations on the horizon—no thanks to ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A very long time ago, my husband and I were invited to dinner at a restaurant by a colleague of his. I had not met the colleague or his wife prior to the dinner. The men promised ...

Dear Annie: A couple with whom I have a very close relationship have recently become friends with their new neighbors. These neighbors are retired from successful careers, have been U.S. residents for ...