Your Partner's Feelings Are Real Even When They Seem Illogical to You

When someone you love is upset about something that seems trivial to you, the temptation is to say that doesn't make sense. But feelings don't operate on logic -- they operate on experience, memory, and meaning. Dismissing someone's emotions because they don't fit your framework doesn't make the feelings go away; it just makes the person stop sharing them with you. You don't have to understand why something hurts to acknowledge that it does.