Ironically, by validating others rather than trying to convince them something’s not that bad, we’re more likely to actually make them feel better. This is what it means to get in the boat with someone; you validate your friend’s experience
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“You look in the mirror and see all of the ways you are letting me down. I look at you and see everything I’ve ever wanted you to be. That admiration is where expectations come from, dai leu, not from disappointment. And if I want something for you, like marriage or a baby, it’s because these things have made me happier than anything else in life. You spend so much time working to make other people happy, and all I care about is that you are happy.”
― The True Love Experiment
― The True Love Experiment

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