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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"DH and I loved hearing about how much you adored Cooperstown - so much that he planned a trip with the kids when I was supposed to be on a business trip.  Now my trip has been cancelled and I can go along with them.  I'm so excited about seeing a place so meaningful to you - I can't wait to compare notes when we get home!"[/quote]

I feel this reads sort of passive aggressively in the sense that OP knows it’s painful for her friend not to be able to go to this place and this phrasing kind of skirts around that issue and hides behind cheerful language. That would drive me nuts if I were the recipient of this. I’d prefer something more straightforward like: I know this is a trip you’ve been wanting to take and this place is really important to you. — And since this is such a good friend I’d offer to take pictures or whatever I could reasonably do. [/quote]

You “feel like?” Who cares about your feelings?[/quote]

NP. Um, the OP which is why she is soliciting advice from total strangers. Do you get it? What do you think OP thinks we’ll respond with, tarot card readings or complex math calculations? Thoughts and feelings are what she’s asking for, dude. [/quote]

She never asked for “feelings.”

It’s so weird how people think their feelings are valid. [/quote]

Get over yourself. Nobody is confused by this but you. Sit down.[/quote]

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