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When a colleague cries at work...

A coworker passed away last weekend and one of my colleagues was reflecting on the loss and began to cry. I hugged them and offered comforting words, and since i didn’t want to make them uncomfortable, after asking if they're OK, I just slowly walked back to my desk. The more i thought about it, maybe I should have stayed and offered additional hugs and encouraged them to talk more about their feelings. Am I cold? How would you handle the situation?
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Adstar · 56-60, M
Depends.. If the co-worker was male i would stay and offer more comfort and support.. If it was a woman i would restrict my forms of comfort to a verbal statement and then withdraw..

It has nothing to do with being warm or cold but being careful in a woke world of politically correct woman who can destroy you with one allegation of inappropriate touching.. Men have to be on guard around western woman these days..
@Adstar Duly noted. Thanks.