2. Makes preemptive threats: “If you cheat, I swear I’m going to…”
“I’m not even cheating—why would you say something like that to me, what’s the point? (laughs bitterly)” When she makes statements describing the potential punishment she is cooking up, all it does is terrify and stress out her boyfriend for no reason. If she is actually suspicious of him and wants to express her feelings, she should try rephrasing the statement into something like, “I can’t forgive someone for cheating.”