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Online contact can be frequent without feeling close. A strong (17) .......... is built not only from messages sent, but from the sense that another person is paying attention.
That feeling depends partly on (18) .........., the ability to imagine how a comment may land with someone else.
An (19) .......... pause can be considerate when it gives a difficult conversation room to breathe.
By contrast, an (20) .......... reply can make even a friendly exchange feel automated.
Important feelings are best expressed (21) .........., rather than left to hints.
Small (22) .......... can grow when a short message is read without context.
For this reason, people often form a quick (23) .......... of another’s mood from very little evidence.
The most (24) .......... friends are not those who respond instantly, but those who make room for honest clarification.