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6 Safe Conversation Topics For Thanksgiving

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Talking points for a marathon meal with his family, and how to prep for the event like a pro.

Required Background Info: If the silences are long and awkward, the family pet(s) are an easy (and safe) conversation topic. The research beforehand is pretty simple: Find out if his family members are cat or dog people (every family has a loyalty). 

Conversation Starter: "Mittens is just the cutest. Have you always had cats? It took years of begging as a child before we got our family pet."

Before you know it, you'll be chatting up every member of the family—and winning them over. 

Have any other sure-fire family conversation topics? Tell us below!