The friend who can celebrate quietly may be offering exactly the room your happiness needs.

Not every good response is loud. Some people meet your news with a steady, unshowy pleasure, and next to the big reactions that can register as underwhelming, which is a misreading. A quiet welcome leaves your happiness where it is, as yours, rather than turning it into a performance you now have to keep up or a story about someone else’s enthusiasm.

When you share something good this week, notice who makes room rather than noise. Bring your news back to those people. And when someone tells you theirs, try being plainly glad in front of them without escalating it.