What are some topics that you would still be nervous or reluctant to bring up in conversation with a close friend that you’ve known for years?

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1. Sex.

   One of my friends got dumped horribly a few month ago, another is still in the dumb mindset of competition.

   With those two around its just feel selfish or profundly unproductive to talk about it.

   I miss talking about sex these days.

2. I’ve known my best friend for over 40 years and I will never bring up that his 21 year old daughter is a hoe

3. I have a friend who is really racist against black people.

   It’s difficult because I love him to pieces. He’s always been there for me, and I know deep down he’s a good guy. His racism stems from living in a mostly black neighborhood. He loved his dad to bits, and his dad spent ten years restoring a classic Mustang and it was stolen at knife point and his dad was beaten by a black man.

   His uncle was side swiped on the freeway while riding his motorcycle by a black man. He just had a lot of negative experiences with black people by virtue of living in a mostly black, impoverished city.

   I want to talk to him about it, but I can’t really find an angle that is empathetic to his experiences.

4. I don’t talk about my sex life, and I don’t talk about boring shit. That’s it for the most part