Re: serious post: My really good friends brother just commited suicide
my advice. yes, do the "i'm sorry, is there anything i can do for you?" thing. it's standard.
but because it's standard she probably realizes most people just say this without really meaning it. and yes you mean it in the sense that you'll go get [censored] up with her, or brign her soup or something, but most people who say this, say it cause it's standard and do the things cause they're expected.
give her time to process the stuff. then ask her if she wants to talk about it. and be sincere. most people can sense when you don't really want to talk about it, and most people dont' really want to talk about it.
i have tons of really really close friends, that i can talk about most anything about. but there are some things i can't because i can sense they don't want to.
no one likes to feel vulnerable.
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