Agreed; it seems like a really weird mix of perfectly reasonable advice and wild assumptions about how "normal" human relationships work, both given in a condes

Agreed; it seems like a really weird mix of perfectly reasonable advice and wild assumptions about how "normal" human relationships work, both given in a condescending tone. Also, I hope I'll be forgiven for doubting that someone is an expert on empathy when they write something like this: > Then, try this: look at the person in the eyes. If you can’t stop thinking about yourself, know that you have a problem. Your self-centeredness renders you incapable of intimacy. Get help.