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What do I write in a condolence card?
Staring at a blank card after someone has died.
What do I write in a condolence card? Use their name, no platitudes, no better place, no silver lining. Under five sentences.
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Cards, toasts and notes. The words that go with it: card messages, toasts, thank-yous, condolences and invitations.
Related prompts
A card message that isn't genericThe blank card sitting on the table that you keep walking past.Write a toast I can actually deliverTwo minutes standing up with a glass, and you'd rather not read it off your phone.A thank-you note worth receivingAfter a gift, a stay, a favour, or someone doing more than they had to.A condolence message that doesn't reach for platitudesSomeone has died and you've been staring at the message box for twenty minutes.Write the invitationWhen people need to know what this is, what to wear, and whether to eat first.A card message nobody else could receiveThe blank card on the table you keep walking past.
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