I miss seeing my friends in person and I havent heard from them in a while
I had a really enjoyable partner. Very empathetic
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Hi there! How are you doing today?
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im doing ok just a bit sad hbu
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I am fine! Thanks for asking. May I know the reason you are sad, if you'd like to share?
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Yeah I'm just sad that I havent been able to see my friends in a long time I had a very stron social support group but ever since the lock down I havent really been able to see anyone
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I understand exactly how you feel. My flight tickets were cancelled and my plans to visit my family and friends after 2 years went up in flames! But, this pandemic is never-seen-before event and certain restrictions are unavoidable and life saving.
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Im sorry to hear that :( yeah the virus has been putting a huge damper on everyone's mood I just miss seeing my friends
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All of us are in this together and if you tolerate short term inconveniences (lockdown, masking up, social distancing), long term benefits are multi fold. You want your friends to be around when all of this is over, am I right?
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I hope they wil be Yeah social distancing is a must I wouldnt want to get sick
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Apologies, I didn't mean to make you sad further by sharing my own sob story! At the end of the day, these restrictions are what keeping me healthy
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Do you have any advice?
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That's great! I believe, in this age of technology and social media frenzy, you are not totally cut off from your friends.
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Yeah thats true
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Yes, can you try organizing a virtual get together?
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Its just hard to find time to interact with them I should try that
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Cool! There are lot of online games that have been invented after the lockdown came into effect. You can try searching them online and playing it with your friends
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Providing Suggestions
Yeah thats a great idea How do you keep in touch with your freinds?
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We were missing our colleagues at workplace and we planned an online quiz + dumb charade and it was really enjoyable.
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Self-disclosure
That sounds like a good time :) I should try to organize something like that with my buddies too
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At this point, only through video call. I am middle aged and even if I can travel and visit friends in person, I will NOT because I may be asymptomatic and possible infect my friends or worse their aged parents.
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Self-disclosure
Oh yeah for sure. As much as I miss my friends I would never risk getting them or myself sick by visitng them
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Sure! At the end of the day, health is wealth. Vaccines are already on their way and this too shall pass. So, hang in there :) That's a great choice. Small steps we take now will ensure great benefits later.
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Information,Affirmation and Reassurance
Thanks :) Well said Thank you for taking to time to chat with me I feel a bit better Im going to try organizing a get together online maybe that'll help everyone
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