5. “Let’s go out for a drink—I’ll introduce you to a nice guy.” Suggest a change of mood.
“I’m going to have a good time and forget about everything,” tells one Japanese woman in her 20s. In this case, suffice it to say that being forceful may help her come out of the darkness. It’s different from being reckless, so have a specific plan to take her mind off of the recent breakup.