Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Losing a loved one is a deeply painful experience. In the face of overwhelming grief, condolences seem insignificant. But as ...

"Our thoughts and prayers are with you." This statement of sympathy is almost predictable, and increasingly questioned or mocked by cynics for its appropriateness, after a tragic event. It has become ...

Sympathy is understanding someone's emotions and empathy is feeling them.