How best to handle girl being emotional over lost pet?

[Fluxcapacitor]

Dudes! So I text a girl with a bit of a rapport building text, a little bit of filler before setting up meeting her hope your weekends went well kind of text and she text back saying how she's besides herself, her dogs been missing for a day and she's worried about it.

Understandable reaction, but how are you meant to deal with this? if I ignore it I look inconsiderate, if I try to arrange a meet I look clueless, so I decided to be considerate and say how I hope he turns up soon. She's messaged back with more worry and how she's going to put up posters.

Again I think I can't ignore it but I don't want to be sucked into this conversation. Any thoughts?

Thanks dudes!

 

[Fuck This]

Invite her over to watch "Something about Mary?"

(that is a joke)

Sometimes people have bigger things going on in their lives than their social lives and you have to give them space but each case is different.

I think you risk falling into the friendzone if you help with the search, etc. You end up investing yourself emotionally but she is focused on her dog.

That's a tough one and probably someone I would be supportive of but hold off on actually asking out on a date unless she starts investing and pursuing.

 

[Fluxcapacitor]

@Fuck This love your humour dude!! I think she'd love it :')

I think I risk falling in the friend zone helping and I know she's focused on the dog so wasn't planning on asking her out. The issue I think I fall in is by not replying I don't look considerate and if her dogs gone for good I wouldn't know, and could hit the same issue in a week or two when I message her again. I also think it wouldn't be appropriate to say message me when you're sorted.

If I keep in a bit more contact to be considerate it's defacto boyfriend which I don't want. It would also probably involve getting sucked into conversation.

The other option is to offer a bit of an escape through keeping in touch but not focusing on the issue which is consuming her life but again she's more focused on the dog.

In my opinion the worst part is the conversation is always left on a low point. Which is a constant reminder. I know it's out of my control but she reads the last message she sent that I ignored because there's nothing to work with just her being upset and it's shit

Any thoughts? Thanks dude