I’m sympathetic and want to offer words of comfort, but most of what I can think of to say is stilted, shallow and sounds insincere to me – even as I’m saying it.
DEART TONGUE TIED: Hang eloquence. Just say … something.“Oh no! I’m really sorry you’re going through this.”“Can I drive you to your treatment next week?”“I just found this picture of us from high school. We haven’t changed a bit!”Tell someone that God or the universe won’t give them more than they can handle.Be natural, compassionate, and adopt a listening stance.Readers will want to weigh in.
Sharon lives over four hours away. I haven’t seen her in over six years, haven’t spoken on the phone in years, and we exchange business-related text messages every few months. The next day all my wife said was, “I’m sorry. Can we please not talk about this again?” She insists that we should act like nothing happened and that counseling is unnecessary.
But I agree with you that it is important that you two discuss this in order to come to a resolution that will satisfy both of you.Your wife may admit to having long-standing suspicions and insecurity about this previous work relationship.
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