Acharya Prashant explains that neither your own feelings nor those of others should be the primary focus in a relationship. Instead, it is crucial to recognize and understand what is truly happening beneath the surface of those emotions. He points out that feelings often arise from primitive conditioning and animalistic reactions rather than from a place of virtue or wisdom. Most people are ignorant of the real source of their emotions, which are frequently deceptive and used to justify selfish desires or hidden motives. He emphasizes that unless feelings are purified through self-knowledge, they remain mere reflexes that can be harmful to oneself and others. He further critiques the common practice of using loved ones as a 'dump yard' for emotional trash. In many relationships, sharing feelings is actually just dumping one's internal 'stink' or 'filth' onto the partner, which he describes as a form of toxicity. He argues that it is a basic rule of civilization to share decent and uplifting things rather than one's mental garbage. True love involves sparing the partner from your own nonsense and only sharing what is worthy and helpful. He concludes that one should reflect on the source of their feelings and clear their own 'inner haze' before expecting others to honor or listen to them.