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[–] sudneo@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

Why are you assuming that the female relative is a "need" in order to empathize and not just a way to feel closer to the problem? I think it's fair that if you have deep connections with someone, their problems become your problems. It doesn't mean you wouldn't care about that if you didn't have that connection.