how to console a friend whose crying????

@pav_28 (168)
India
July 4, 2007 3:45pm CST
this is one thing which i can never understand...though i hav encountered many such situations....i m always lost in words...
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@Corezz (1013)
• Netherlands Antilles
4 Jul 07
I console a friend who is crying by telling him, that crying doesn't help. I say to him words like: don't cry see how ugly you are when you cry? :P :)
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@pav_28 (168)
• India
4 Jul 07
but if u tell that to a girl she'll cry even more....thats what i hav experienced...
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@chenee08 (591)
• Philippines
5 Jul 07
i just hug them and listen to their grieves...
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@mamasan34 (6518)
• United States
5 Jul 07
Sometimes just listening and saying nothing is more comfort than trying to find something to say appropriate to the situation. Most of the time, people just need someone to listen when they are upset. That is what has always worked for me. I tell the person that I am here for them, if they want to talk or if they just want to cry. Sometimes a person just needs to cry.
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• United States
4 Jul 07
I think the two things not to say are "it'll be okay" and "what's wrong". Those just usually make me cry harder. Making them laugh or distracting them from the problem is the easiest way to stop the crying quickly. But sometimes it's best to just be there.
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• United States
4 Jul 07
The best way is just to hug them, show them that your their for them, and to just listen. Listening is the best thing. And giving them the best advise that you can.
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