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The husband has a meeting with a lawyer to discuss his options for filing for divorce. He wants full custody, but the wife wants to know what his options are. They disagree on the issue of roommates spending time together, argue about schooling, and discuss counseling options.
human
I have a meeting with a lawyer today to discuss my options for filing for divorce.
gpt
What?! When did you plan on telling me this?
human
I just found out yesterday. I didn't want to worry you until I knew more.
gpt
More about what exactly?
human
More about my chances of getting custody of the kids.
gpt
Wait a minute! You want full custody of the kids?
human
I didn't say that. But I want to make sure that I know what my options are.
gpt
So you're just assuming that you won't get custody? Have you even talked to me about this?
human
I'm not assuming anything. I just want to be prepared for all scenarios. And yes, I've talked to you about it before. Remember when we argued about where the kids should go to school?
gpt
That was a completely different issue! And besides, we were able to come to a compromise.
human
I know it was a different issue, but it just goes to show that we have different ideas about what's best for the kids.
gpt
So you're saying that you want full custody?
human
No, I'm not saying that at all. I just want to know what my options are.
gpt
Well, I want to know what your plans are for the future. Are you really considering divorce?
human
I think we both know that things haven't been great between us for a while now.
gpt
But is divorce really the answer?
human
I don't know. But I do know that I can't keep living like this.
gpt
What do you mean "like this?
human
Like we're just roommates. We don't talk, we don't spend time together, we don't even sleep in the same bed.
gpt
That's not entirely true. We spent last Saturday together.
human
We sat on the couch and watched TV. That's not spending time together.
gpt
So what do you want? Do you want me to go to counseling with you?
human
I don't know if counseling will help at this point. I just want to know what my options are.
gpt
And I want to know what you want for our future. Divorce will affect not just us, but our kids too.
human
I know that. And that's why I want to talk to the lawyer. To know what my options are.