• g_the_b@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    You are correct. It IS sympathy. Sympathy acknowledges the situation. Empathy acknowledges their feelings, more like “I can imagine how this situation makes you feel.”

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      7 months ago

      I’d imagine empathy being that they would emulate the feelings of those like the woman. I fully expected him to get into a panic and start crying.