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Do all woman need empathy for seemingly stupid things?

So my friend comes over, wants to go out shopping. Its 6pm here, on Xmas Eve, but I say OK I will go. So we start off, she checks her phone and the place she wants to go is closing at 6pm, so we can't go there.

She gets upset and says her day is ruined now because she can't look for the sweater she wanted. She obviously wants me to commiserate and tell her how bad I feel for her. I just can't though, nothing about this to me elicits a need for a real emotion. Oh yea it sucks the store is closed, so what? Move on.

I am now, however, a huge jerk and got a shitty attitude from her the rest of the night because of this. How do people fake this crap?
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Typicalpisces · 41-45, F
It's not fake... Just change your perspective. You don't need to care about the sweater, or the store... Forget the context! Your friend is upset... The story stops there. You can feel empathy for a friend because something upset them, right?

But I can see why, just in principal alone, you just couldn't climb aboard that train ;-)
Pherick · 41-45, M
@Typicalpisces: I really tried to help her, and I guess I did somewhat, but man, I couldn't bring myself to care at all about that damn sweater :P
Typicalpisces · 41-45, F
Women can be unreasonably emotional, some more than others... One time, my sister cried like a baby because she couldn't have the flavor popsicle she wanted...
(yes, she was a grown adult at the time of meltdown)

Men do something similar, but with anger instead...
Pherick · 41-45, M
@Typicalpisces: I would have NO idea how to deal with an adult woman crying over the flavor of popsicle :)

This is why women need other women as friends!!!

Oh I know I certainly have my own issues when it comes to being defensive.
Typicalpisces · 41-45, F
@Pherick: AND you enjoy talking about politics?!
Recipe for disaster lol
Pherick · 41-45, M
@Typicalpisces: Like an earthquake breaking off California into the sea level disaster.