I think we both agree that genuine empathy and sympathy for others (and, crucially, expressing those things) are at the core of a healthy human relationship. F

I think we both agree that genuine empathy and sympathy for others (and, crucially, expressing those things) are at the core of a healthy human relationship. For some of us, that's very intuitive, so the idea of learning it from a book can seem silly. For others, maybe not? We can say that these people need "more help than a book can provide" but... breaking things down into manageable steps for people is also a pretty big part of professional therapy as well. I was a nice but very socially awkward kid (way weirder than the average kid) and I eventually learned how to sociable as I went through my teenage years and early 20s. [1] So I always think other people can learn too. At least to some extent. ------ [1] Luckily the PUA thing didn't even exist back then, so I didn't go that route!)