Today was rough. It's not every day that your partner tells you during couple's therapy that they don't think you're compatible because they don't think they can meet your needs by expressing an emotion once in a while. Too much effort and they would find it "playacting" while unmasking their autism. Look, I was ready for de-escalation and was fairly sure that that's where we were headed anyway. But, my dude, that's a low bar to decide you're okay with not clearing. Call me crazy but "someone I care about feels bad so I'm going to make an effort to support them" is something I expect from anyone who I'm in a relationship with that goes beyond being acquaintances.