I think what we were trying to let B know was that he could have been friendlier.
It is a fine line to walk, but this was not R related, she called for whatever reason she chose to and he had an opportunity to act like a friend.
He could have responded to her picking up her friend comment with something along the lines of “be careful in the bad weather” or even “have a good evening.”
I think it is just a matter of showing an interest, but an interest he might have with a casual friend. No questions, no real major deep comments, but not acting like she was someone who he didn’t know at all or didn’t care about at all and was just saying something because it was his turn to open his mouth. “Ok fine” is something I use with business aquaintances and strangers. With someone that I could care less if they would talk to me again or not….
B,
You were totally right. Although most of us don’t know what it is to become a doctor, we definitely know and understand what it is to have everything you worked so hard for ripped away from you in an instant.
You are ok. We all have good and bad days. You just have to learn to not let the bad ones knock you down too hard.
"Acceptance doesn't mean resignation. It means understanding that something is what it is and there's got to be a way through it."--Michael J. Fox