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Old Jul 13, 2019, 08:53 PM
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Quick question: Suppose you were feeling very sad, grieving a loss or something along those lines, and looking for emotional comfort. Not logical, problem solving support, but comfort. A shoulder to cry on, if you will. Would you rather have inauthentic comfort than none at all? Does it even matter how the other person responds, or are you simply wanting to be heard?

I'll elaborate on the specific situation soon, but this came up rather abruptly, and I have to go to work.
I struggled with this myself!