18 Scientific Findings To Help You Have Difficult Conversations With Friends & Family

Hard conversations are an unavoidable and necessary part of life. Doubly so during election season. Even when it would be so easy to just chat about the weather and cute animal memes, we know in our cores the world would be a better place if we engaged our loved ones in issues we care about. They're not fun . . . sometimes it feels like someone is attacking your core beliefs, but as a quote floating around the internet once said, "The best things in life are on the other side of a difficult conversation."

Here are 18 science-backed tips to have that difficult discussion with your uncle.