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Pat
Last week I found myself in that awkward situation where a complete stranger, a woman who had been helping me in Pier One, mentioned that she had just lost her husband 4 months ago. It is challenging to try to say something appropriate, yet meaningful and not trite. I'm sure you were a comfort to the family.
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Sea_Gypsy
on August 18, 2017 at 8:08 PM
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Pat
I have found the few occasions where I had to express my condolences to near-strangers quite uncomfortable. Of course I understand the pain of losing a loved one, but the conventional formulas of expressing that always seem trite. But when one's relationship with the bereaved is not close, it's virtually impossible to go beyond the formalities...
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Nautikos
on August 18, 2017 at 7:31 PM
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