My Etiquette Book : Chapter 10 : The Beau Meets the Family

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"Any good host knows that the essence of a good luncheon is free-flowing communication, not spirits. Make your guests feel at ease by talking about places they've both visited so new acquaintances can form temporary bonds. Talk about New England, for example. Or France. But never rehab, particularly if they've both been."

And if you thought my parents were the ones who didn't want to talk about rehab to my ex, you picked wrong.