“Well, Obviously, I Could Never Possibly Relate…”

How to talk to people with a slightly-greater degree of empathy.

The title of this post is something I have heard probably 4,391 times from other guys re: infertility. It is a weird cross between “I am flexing on you to underscore that I don’t have this problem” and “I am trying my best to relate to you in this moment.” On good days, I…