His wife's, his own, or both?
Yes.
But you know I have yet to meet a person that would be cheered up or calmed down by being told that they were being illogical. My husband is not and certainly none of the cubs are. People feel what they feel and while a hug, a sympathetic ear and a calming cup of tea may help the "trying to talk them out of it" bit just leads to them becoming snippy at best. At worse.... let's not go there.