Usually when someone is venting at me, I feel like I should respond somehow and say something, but I have no idea what that something could/should be. Is it better to just listen or try to comfort them in some way?

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[–] 5 points 3 years ago

Empathy over sympathy definitely helps. I've learned to just keep my mouth shut because I want to help fix things or provide some logic.

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