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minus-squarekieron115@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·2 months agoyou have to acknowledge the other person first, then you can jump into your story. otherwise it comes off as self-centered instead.
minus-squarefartographer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months ago“Wow! That story you told sure was a thing that you should feel the way you feel about it, and assume that I empathize! Now in my story…”
you have to acknowledge the other person first, then you can jump into your story. otherwise it comes off as self-centered instead.
“Wow! That story you told sure was a thing that you should feel the way you feel about it, and assume that I empathize! Now in my story…”