So many broken promises, broken connections, broken hearts. News that the sympathy card sections at the drug store are as bare as the toilet paper aisle at the supermarket might seem like a small ...

In the greeting card aisles of many stores, sympathy cards are nearly sold out.Credit...Taylor Johnson for The New York Times Supported by By Michael Corkery and Sapna Maheshwari The coronavirus ...

The perfect sympathy card is any sympathy card you get around to sending. I give myself this lecture every time I go in search of the perfect condolence card, which these days is too often.

While you probably don’t need me to state the obvious for you, I will. No one wants to write a sympathy card. It sucks. Someone that you care about lost someone that they care about, and that ...

But knowing exactly what to write in a sympathy card can be a challenge. For starters, saying “In sympathy” feels too formal and “I’m sorry” seems inadequate. Both, however, are better ...

The cards, in big white font with a black background, either read “I’m sorry” or “sympathy” multiple of times. The message in each card differs with some saying, “I’m sorry your kid ...