| Field | Social Ability |
| Went Obsolete | 1950s |
| Made Obsolete By | Start of Cold War; Fear of communist association |
| Knowledge Assumed | Speech, Body Language, Tact |
| When useful | When you need a cup of sugar |
This skill was used by people as a method of entertainment before the invention of the television. Often, however, these relationships would lead to feuding between the parental units to see who had the better house, more money, better kids, and shinier windows.