[ Two stubborn astrological rocks colliding. A perfect match. ]
Of course we aren't. Life's challenges are often things we never asked for. The point isn't about what we want, or that yes, it could be worse. The point is that in the end, the past being worse doesn't make the current pain more pleasant to endure.
If your aim is to be comforting or reassuring, you should try simply agreeing that this place... [ He's trying to find a word for it, one that isn't so colloquial, but honestly? Nothing sums it up better than: ]Sucks.
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DeerNet
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Of course we aren't. Life's challenges are often things we never asked for. The point isn't about what we want, or that yes, it could be worse. The point is that in the end, the past being worse doesn't make the current pain more pleasant to endure.
If your aim is to be comforting or reassuring, you should try simply agreeing that this place... [ He's trying to find a word for it, one that isn't so colloquial, but honestly? Nothing sums it up better than: ] Sucks.
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I'll gladly admit that. Now the question becomes what to do about it.
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... You sound like someone from home.
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...I hope it's a good someone.
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[ That doesn't answer the question, though, and he realizes it. So he lets out a small sigh. ]
But he's not so bad.
[ This is how everyone talks about their closest friend, right??? ]
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[and at the rest of what he has to say, her smile grows a teeny bit bigger] "Not so bad." I'll take it.
[..ummmmmmmm. right?]
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I'll see you in the morning then.
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I'll look forward to it!