Try this
- Separate what you can honestly affirm from what you are still deciding.
- If you offer a return point, make it one you can realistically honor. A private note may help you think without sending premature reassurance.
A worked example
“I want to talk, but I haven’t worked out my answer yet.”
An invented example to adapt, not a real exchange or a script you have to follow.
Before you leave it here
Offer a realistic return point if you can. Avoid promises made only to end discomfort.