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The husband expresses feelings of control over his wife's life and wants to make sure everything is done his way. The wife expresses feelings of control over everything, but the husband wants to help her and reminds her that she needs help sometimes. They agree to work together to make things better for each other.
human
I feel like you're not listening to me. I just want to have control over our lives and the people in it.
gpt
What do you mean by that? I don't want to feel like I have no say in anything.
human
I just want to make sure everything is done my way. I feel like you're not taking my opinion seriously.
gpt
But I need to have a say in things too. I can't just give you complete control over everything.
human
Why not? I know what's best for us.
gpt
No, you don't always know what's best for me. Remember when I talked to you about feeling stuck in a rut? I need to make some changes in my life and I can't do that if you control everything.
human
But I just want to help you.
gpt
I know you do, but sometimes your help can feel like too much. It's starting to feel suffocating.
human
I didn't realize that. I'll try to back off a bit and let you make your own decisions.
gpt
Thank you. I appreciate that. Our marriage is a partnership and that means we both have a say in things.
human
You're right. I'm sorry I was being controlling.
gpt
It's okay. Let's work together to make things better for both of us.