For many extended families across the United Kingdom, 2016 became the year that we stopped talking to one another. Something similar may be the case for the U.S.: At Christmas dinner last year, I was advised by my American partner not to discuss politics with his extended family.

While the television covered Trump’s impeachment trial, we fought over the best way to make Hello Dolly Bars. Many have chosen to meet the “other side” in our two “divided nations” with silence, because talking has only led to red faces, slammed doors, and a lot of pain and heartbreak. How can we ever move on with a conversation when we can’t agree on its basics?

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