Your least favorite people · 7 picks · Updated
Pass the potatoes. “So, anyone special?” Here we go. You can't change the question, but you can change the subject, permanently. These gifts hand them an entire deck of other questions, a crossword to keep busy and a little light etiquette reading. Delivered with love. Answered with nothing.
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135 brand-new questions to ask at family gatherings. None of them are about your love life.
Real-life use: Conversation cards for reunions, holidays and multi-generational dinners.
Check price on AmazonThe definitive etiquette guide. We hear there's a chapter on prying questions.
Real-life use: A modern manners reference for weddings, dinners and every family event.
Check price on AmazonIf they love weddings this much, they can read about one.
Real-life use: The classic planning and etiquette guide for anyone in the wedding world.
Check price on AmazonSomething to fill the silence that isn't “and when's the wedding?”
Real-life use: 200 medium crosswords for after-dinner downtime.
Check price on AmazonA game about how well you know your family. Turns out you know them very well.
Real-life use: Holiday game night with questions that get everyone talking.
Check price on AmazonThousands of questions. Your relationship status isn't one of them.
Real-life use: A family game-night classic for the hours after dessert.
Check price on AmazonTheir mouth will be full of truffles. Strategic.
Real-life use: A box for the holiday table, shared generously.
Check price on AmazonPairs well with
Fresh conversation, a puzzle and a mouthful of chocolate.
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