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Ask what the family habit means

If a custom matters in their family, ask what it means to them, and listen.

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Love superstitions make a pretty list and a poor script. A coin in a shoe, a colour at a wedding, a rule about who texts first: any of these might be a joke in one family and a real hope in another. The person can tell you which.

Ask, then stop. What does that mean in your family? Do you want us to bother with it? Their answer is the whole article. Collecting customs from countries you have never visited will not make the date kinder.

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