Question: what do you tell one of your really good friends when she is feeling really down?and no clichees,please? i suck at comforting people, although i know how i feel about it, i can't seem to express it. so, if you have any opinion, from good jokes to proverbs, anything goes!

Answer: You can't make the hurt go away, so don't try.,  \n\nTell your friend that you knows she is hurting, that you won't say anything cliche'd, like "I know how you feel," because in fact you DON'T know how she feels.  So tell her you are there for her.  She can talk to you if she wants.  She can be bitchy if she wants.  She can ignore you if she wants.  Whatever it takes, you are okay with that.  \n\nLet her know that the one thing she can count on, no matter what, is that you will be her friend.
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