10/19/2026
A coworker noticed a friend had grown quiet over the past few weeks, pulling back from the lunch table and skipping the small talk he usually enjoyed. She wasn't sure it was her place to say anything.
One afternoon she sat down beside him and said, "I've missed you lately. How are you, really?" He didn't say much at first, but later he thanked her for noticing.
You don't need the perfect words. Noticing someone, and letting them know, can be the opening they needed.
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