He felt used and abused and does not want a child. He felt raped… I don’t think “time to step up to be a father” is the correct answer now. He needs help abuse and rape is not cool
Text is sooooo hard to come off as being empathetic. There’s no tone or body language to read. Next relationship, try to be sure you talk either irl or on the phone whenever possible and not by text.
What you can do is show active listening, like nodding and asking questions about how they’re feeling, and ask “how can I help?”
The other thing to know is that she may be wrong and that you are indeed an empathetic listener. She is one opinion. Do you have these issues with friends and family? If not, consider perhaps it was a “her” issue and not a “you” problem
He felt used and abused and does not want a child. He felt raped… I don’t think “time to step up to be a father” is the correct answer now. He needs help abuse and rape is not cool
Text is sooooo hard to come off as being empathetic. There’s no tone or body language to read. Next relationship, try to be sure you talk either irl or on the phone whenever possible and not by text.
What you can do is show active listening, like nodding and asking questions about how they’re feeling, and ask “how can I help?”
The other thing to know is that she may be wrong and that you are indeed an empathetic listener. She is one opinion. Do you have these issues with friends and family? If not, consider perhaps it was a “her” issue and not a “you” problem