a friend of mine just lost his dad. we had a long, sad conversation

>>18648693
Kys you non empathetic fuck.

>>18648703
k

>>18648693
>best friend
>when will he stop being sad about his dad dying
Reconsider your relationship asshole. Being a friend means being there for them.

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>>18648714
i'm fucking awful at helping people when they're going through shit like that. i'm not a very emotional person so it's hard for me to really understand what people want from me. i want to be better about this but i just don't know where to start.

>>18648693
>humane
>having or showing compassion or benevolence.

OP is literally not human.

>>18648730
Try by listening, that's all that it's required of you.

Is it really that fucking hard to listen to your friend when he's hurting?

>>18648737
i did. i tried cheer him up a bit, let him talk things out. but i feel like an awful person because i can't empathize with him at all.

>>18648742
Have you ever experienced the loss of a loved one?

>>18648748
yeah. lost my dad a few years back, i think that's why my friend came to me about it.

>>18648742
You don't need to empathize just listen that all. Let him grieve. Stop being selfish
>but "I" didn't empathize with him
You poor thing

>>18648756
How did you feel when your dad died?

>>18648742
>i can't empathize with him at all

Then don't, just be there for him. If he wants to talk then let him pour his heart out to you.

If he wants advice just give it to him no matter how shitty it is.

If that's a burden on you then you are a shitty friend and your buddy doesn't deserve someone like you.

>>18648693
If he's your best friend then why don't you call him or at least go to his house and have a conversation with him instead of being it online? Go visit a bro and take him out, well everybody has different grieving process is and I will take him out like in a month or 2 weeks when the funeral is over and the burial too

>>18648759
once i got over the shock of not ever being able to talk to him again things sort of just settled and i haven't really thought much about him since.

>>18648762
i did exactly that. invited him out for a few drinks tomorrow too, but he declined. said i'd bring some to him if he wanted.

I dunno, try noto being a sociopath. Seriously though, just try to be supportive and have some basic patience.

>>18648693
Could be Apathy, I don't think its abnormal, just unusual. Maybe there is another thing that is preventing you from sympathizing.