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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just start in with questions about the family - now was that when you lived on Jackson street? Did Edgar always hate the beach? Ask your husband for some conversation topics. At least one of the IL's is likely to be a talker, just get them started and sit back and enjoy the meal. Everyone loves a good listener![/quote]

And as a PP said, do it on a Friday so you get the rest of the weekend to yourself.

Also, when it's your turn to talk, it's fine to let them know -- subtly -- that they don't need to worry about you when your DH is out of town.

"What have you been doing while Edgar's been gone? It must be lonely."

"Well, I do miss him, but I'm pretty much a solitary banana, so after a day of work I'm happy to be home alone, reading and puttering. I even cleaned out the junk drawer!"

"Wow, sounds as though you'd rather not be dragged out to dinner with your old in-laws!"

"No, not at all! It's lovely to see you, and you were sweet to think of me. Tomorrow's soon enough to finish Lincoln at the Bardo and pull some weeds."[/quote]

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