3. She patiently listened to him vent.
“It dawned on me that I’d been venting endlessly for hours, but she was right there by my side, smiling patiently at me,” a man in his 20s said, slightly embarrassed. Men are capable of hiding their emotions for a long time, but even they have to vent once in a while. He finds comfort in your quiet support when you listen to his side of the story. Even when he’s at fault, pointing it out to him will only frustrate him further.