i’ve had a sense that i’m different from some people in this regard, so i wanted to make a post about it
now, when i’m with someone, their pleasure is important to me. but it’s not something i’m deriving pleasure from, myself. call it professionalism. it’s important to me that they get theirs, because i want to be a good lover, i want them to have a good experience
in some sense, i’m sure, if i was railing someone and they were getting off super hard on it, i would probably be into that (not an experience i’ve had to date, here’s hoping); but i think that would probably still be, in large part, because i was railing them (and receiving pleasure for it, myself)
and like, i don’t mind doing things where i don’t get off. it happens or maybe isn’t convenient or whatever. i’m not a selfish lover
but, if i’m not getting off, i’m not getting off, y’know? i hear people talk about oral or whatever and they’re like “WOW it feels so good (to be giving)” and i just, don’t get it. it’s fine, it’s not bad! it’s just not like, crazy good
so. when you’re being intimate with someone, who’s pleasure are you really there for?
(i do miss sucking cock a bit, i suppose. but there’s a lot about it i don’t miss, too LOL)

Hm in general and to be very unspecific (so wrong) I would just describe it as intimacy in this context.
But emotional pleasure is a pretty wide field. For example gratitude is a form of emotional pleasure for the giving and receiving person. It is emotionally pleasing to be grateful as is to get regococnition.
For your initial example your partner could get sexual pleasure but you get emotional pleasure from the regognition. However it could also be your self image of a reliable partner