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Hmmmm, it sounds like she may want empathy and the ability to vent rather than any sort of solution or analysis. That's something that I've struggled with in th

Hmmmm, it sounds like she may want empathy and the ability to vent rather than any sort of solution or analysis. That's something that I've struggled with in the past but I think I'm getting better at.

tunesmith 13y ago
Well, he is empathizing... just not with his wife. :-)
theorique 13y ago
Women (especially significant others) tend to want you to agree with them, not with the person they're complaining about. Don't give an objective analysis of the situation with an account of the other person's point of view, especially if your wife or girlfriend is in the midst of emotionally venting. It won't be appreciated. Once she's cooled off and feels listened to and heard, then you can start to reintroduce logical analysis and 'what was the other party thinking and why did they do what they did'. But not right away.
- mkr-hn 13y ago
  Goofball hypothesizing about people as grouped objects is always fun to read. Wait, no. It's the other thing. Terrible to read.
- nollidge 13y ago
  In my experience, men do this just as much. People just don't question men's subjective assessment of things as much as they do women's.