You can give him a no pressure commitment to being there for him if he needs to talk about it

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As a man I cannot begin to fathom what he’s going thru but if I were in that boat, I’d just want some space to think

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be there physically and the emotional vulnerability will probably follow. all of my vulnerable moments came because i was already in a really comfortable place physically (ie. laying on her)

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I’d just say u gotta let it all Out and be honest to him as well. Show him u care and yousee him struggling and how sorry you are and how u want to help him . Tell him you’ll genuinely be there for him and show it. If that means forcing converstaions or leading them completely of that what it takes then u gotta do it.

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Just say, in person and in private, something like“hey I know with everything going on with your dad, you must be having a really hard time at home and dealing with the day by day. I just want you to know that I’m here if you ever need to get out of the house, or call, or vent, or whatever. Just lmk how I can best support you. AND LEAVE IT AT THAT! He most likely will just say “k, thanks”. Just do know he got the message.

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The best thing you can do is make him feel safe and loved. Once he feels secure to, he will open up to you. If you try to press or force it out of him, he will try to put up more walls.

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I wish I could give advice but at the end of the day we’re a bunch of college students. For this kind of thing, you might have better luck in a specific reddit forum for questions about cancer or mental health

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Thank you all so much, I really do appreciate all of the advice

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