A year ago I asked my father-in-law: “Who’s this?” I was referring to the catchy, moody song playing on his stereo. “Cigarettes After Sex,” he said and I made a note of the band’s slightly embarrassing-in-the-circumstances name. I discover a lot of new music through my father-in-law and am grateful to have married into a family who share many of my interests and attitudes. Not everyone is so lucky. From friends, I’ve heard about Brexit rows across the dinner table, separate bedrooms imposed on couples in their 30s, interminable evenings with not enough wine. And I know from experience that, in spite of my good fortune, spending time cooped up with extended family over Christmas can still be a recipe for tension.
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