| Adapted from an online discussion. Hi, Carolyn: You mentioned emotional reactivity in a column, so I looked it up. It totally describes my husband. In reading articles about it, the gist always seems to be how to placate and accommodate an emotionally reactive person. But — I don’t want to!!! I am so tired! The eggshells under my feet fatigue me. It’s so hard to live with someone who takes everything personally. His emotions overwhelm my life. Am I cruel for feeling this way? I know that loving someone is about accepting them for who they are. But it is miserable to live with someone who experiences the world the way he does. — Overwhelmed Read your responses to this week’s reader question Column Carolyn Hax and Haben Kelati | | | | 
