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The husband apologized for flirting with a woman who snapped her forearm. The wife suggested that violence is never the answer to a situation like this, suggesting other ways to handle it, including calmly walking away or talking to her calmly. They discussed managing anger in therapy and discussed the importance of managing emotions and thinking before acting together.
human
Did you hear what happened last night at the bar?
gpt
What happened?
human
This woman was flirting with me and it made me so angry that I snapped her forearm.
gpt
What?! You can't just go around hurting people like that.
human
She deserved it. She was disrespecting you and our marriage.
gpt
That's not how you handle a situation like that. Violence is never the answer.
human
What would you have wanted me to do? Just let her flirt with me?
gpt
No, of course not. But there are other ways to handle it. You could have just walked away or talked to her calmly.
human
I guess you're right. I shouldn't have let my anger get the best of me.
gpt
It's important to control your emotions and think before acting. Remember how we talked about managing our anger in therapy?
human
Yeah, I remember. I've been trying to work on that.
gpt
It's a process, but it's good that you're aware of it. Let's keep working on it together.