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Jan Steen, The Bean Feast [Source: Commons]

With Thanksgiving right around the corner and the December holidays looming just beyond, the pressure is on to finalize plans to celebrate—including deciding whether or not to bring your current partner along to meet the fam.

Bringing someone new home for the holidays can be a turning point in relationships. Seeing how your partner fits in (or doesn’t) with your parents, siblings, and extended family can provide valuable insights about what a future with that person might look like. Likewise, your partner gets an opportunity to learn more about where you come from and see if they can envision themselves joining your family — or at the very least tolerating them — in the long term.