Just another comment. I have to revise my statement that I thought you were looking for 'validation.' As I think about my own sitch, I never really needed to be 'validated,' (for like you, I KNEW what I was feeling and felt very comfortable with knowing myself)... what I was seeking was 'acknowledgement.' And I also felt pretty strongly about not having my feelings 'dismissed,' or 'invalidated,' simply because he could not necessarily relate or understand.
