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Sometimes She Just Needs To Vent

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  1. Sometimes she needs to vent and is not looking for you to fix things
  1. Venting can be a means of releasing emotion and/or frustration.
  • Sometimes she might need to "get it out" and be heard, “I just want you to listen, not do anything.” (This can be so hard for a man to do because men are often hardwired to fix things)
  • Sometimes it is about her own feelings and other times it might be about her friend’s situation or her feelings about someone else’s life. ( See episode 4)
  • Often times men get that “deer-in-the-headlights” look and simply do not know how to respond to the venting of emotion.
  • Men can also automatically take her venting personally; “What did I do?”
  • When she is venting, she is not looking for a solution to a problem. The solution search will come later.
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    The Ten-Things PodcastBy David Higginbotham & Anna Collier