bothering

It's pretty rare to talk to someone who genuinely listens but without bothering too much. Most often it's one or the other - uninterested or overinvested. Relaxing to be able to speak freely without either feeling unheard or having situations compounded by advice, worries, anxieties and judgements from another. No implicit impression that something is worthless, wrong or needs to be fixed, just exchanging thoughts and feelings about stuff that's going on. Caring but trusting each other to both take care of ourselves and to ask for help if it's needed, rather than either dismissing or taking it upon ourselves to control or interfere in another's life to alleviate our own anxiety or inflate our own ego. Something to work towards embodying...