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Communication Intelligence's avatar

I've had to learn this the hard way in friendships. Sometimes people just want to vent and need to so they can rid themselves of the stress in the moment. I've had this lessen driven home even further when, in certain situations, people have given me advice (lecturing) and I see how it feels and doesn't help. Um, not good. Noted!

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Jo's avatar

Really saw myself in this--I also love to be "helpful." The idea of waiting 10 minutes to see if my thought/advice is still relevant is...as are the questions to ask instead. Thank you!

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