How can an empath deal with living with another person/a spouse?

I have always been very empathetic towards people and I don't believe in spiritual/supernatural empathy ... I believe I pick up on pheromones and body language ... I am living with my significant other and trying to listen to him and become emotionally deciplined ... I am to the point I think this is a man's BS b/c he doesn't want to deal with women's emotions ... I realize when i pretty much lived here but spent 1 night each week at my place I was emotionally more stable ... but now ... I feel like I am running on overload, I am emotionally exhausted all of the time and and am always on edge and never feel rested ... can someone sensitive to pheromones and basically an "empath" live with another person all of the time? If so, how?

Anonymous2008-06-08T09:50:08Z

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My guess is that this person is projecting a persona which is not compatible with your concept of an ideal mate.

This incompatibility may be confusing to you, since you tend to enjoy this person's company in other specific aspects of social interface.