I had a great catch up this week with a friend which was long overdue.
When I asked how work was going, they gave an upbeat though somewhat generic response.
Since I knew their partner quite well also, I then asked what their partner would say if they had to answer for them.
And this question really struck them.
They couldn’t find an answer in the moment, so we left it there and moved on to other things.
But the question stayed with them, such that when we were finishing our catch up they said it’s something they would ask their partner.
The people we’re close to can have a more objective perspective of what’s happening in our lives than we may care to admit.
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