{"experience_type": "Current Experience", "emotion_type": "sadness", "problem_type": "breakup with partner", "situation": "My boyfriend broke up with me because he didn't want a relationship with someone who had kids.", "survey_score": {"seeker": {"initial_emotion_intensity": "4", "empathy": "5", "relevance": "5", "final_emotion_intensity": "3"}, "supporter": {"relevance": "5"}}, "dialog": [{"text": "Hello, how are you today?", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Others"}, {"text": "I'm really upset about a break up I just had with my boyfriend.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "I am sorry, when did this happen?", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Question"}, {"text": "It happened two days ago. I can't believe he led me on for almost a year knowing that I had two children and all of a sudden decided that he didn't want to deal with kids.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "I can understand the pain you must feel and the betrayal, that is absolutely awful.", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Restatement or Paraphrasing"}, {"text": "I do. I don't understand why he was fine with my kids for almost a year and all of a sudden it changed. I'm completely blindsided.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "How are your children doing through this?", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Question"}, {"text": "They don't know yet. I didn't want to upset them right before Christmas.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "What a terrible thing for him to do. I agree with you not to upset them right before Christmas.", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Reflection of feelings"}, {"text": "I'm not really sure how to break it to them when I do finally tell them.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "That is always a tough one. My suggestion is to not put him in a bad light since they do not have the angry feelings toward him that you do. Maybe tell them that he has made some choices in life that doesn't involve you, and unfortunately, we cannot control people and their feelings.", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Providing Suggestions"}, {"text": "That is a good idea. That would be good so they don't think it has anything to do with them because I'd never want them to feel bad about it!", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "Exactly, that is a burden that children should never have to endure. They are always the innocent victims in our personal problems.", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Affirmation and Reassurance"}, {"text": "Hopefully they don't ask me what choices he made and want details.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "True! How old are they?", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Information"}, {"text": "They are 6 and 8 years old", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "They should hopefully be young enough not to want details. Maybe if they ask say he didn't give you details because he apparently doesn't know himself what he wants. You sound like a very caring mother who wants the very best for her children.", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Reflection of feelings"}, {"text": "thank you!", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "Knowing someone thinks I'm a good mother makes me feel a little better about the situation!", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "I have a daughter and we have went through something similar in the past so I can relate. The truth is, I have found over time that it is our children who get us through these tough time.", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Self-disclosure"}, {"text": "Yes, seeing their faces tomorrow when they open presents will help get me through this sad time!", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "You will get through this and come out ahead in the long run, just stay strong!", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Affirmation and Reassurance"}], "seeker_question1": "The supporter shared a similar situation in their life", "seeker_question2": "", "supporter_question1": "no", "supporter_question2": "no"}