A study recently found that women demand better comforting skills of other women than they do of men.
Then the study’s lead author said something that surprised me: “If a friend recently broke up with her significant other, then it would be inappropriate to say, ‘You’re better off without him,’ ‘There are more important things to worry about,’ or ‘Don’t worry, there are more fish in the sea.’”
Here’s the thing: I’ve heard or given that comfort a dozen times. When a girl and her boyfriend break up, the first thing you do is give her a hug. Then you start calling him names and declare she now has the freedom to find the right guy for her. Then you say you’re taking her out for ladies night so she can meet all the other fish in the sea.
Or am I just a bad comforter?
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