My friend is going through something awful. What do I say?

A text that needs no reply, two offers they can just say yes to, and the well-meant line to skip.


When to use
When ‘let me know if you need anything’ is all you can think of and you know it isn’t enough.
Time
10 min

The prompt

I want to be there for , who is going through , and I don’t know what to say. In hard times, this is someone who . Ask me up to three questions, one at a time, about how close we are and what I’ve said or done so far. Then, thinking about what they have too much of right now and what nobody is giving them, write me a short list: a text under 40 words that needs no reply, one thing to say in person that doesn’t try to fix it or cheer them up, the well-meant line I’m most likely to reach for and why it can hurt, and two offers specific enough that they only have to say yes. If anything I’ve done so far was more for my comfort than theirs, say so, and say where you’re guessing about them.

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