The first response
When it’s time to respond back, we tend to reply with a personal answer. We either tell a personal story or explain how we intimately feel about it.
The first response must relate to the speaker. “I understand” can be a good place to start. Then we can ask the person how they feel about it, what they are going to do, or ask them to elaborate.
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