You can’t directly control how someone feels, thus you’re not responsible for it.

A common pitfall people make when trying to deal effectively with other people’s bad moods is to overextend their responsibility to that person to include how they feel.

Emotions like fear or sadness feel bad. People with low emotional intelligence criticize themselves, thinking it is wrong to feel afraid. Or shameful to feel sad.

People with high emotional intelligence understand that if something feels bad doesn't mean it is bad. They treat themselve...

• There may be an imbalance of power or one partner may have taken on responsibility for the other.
• They’re often anxious and resentful and feel guilty and responsible for their partner’s feelings and moods.
• They can feel trapped in the relationship because they fear that they...