Is is better to speak before taking unecessary actions
Neil thinks that his wife has been flirting with one of her co-workers.
Neil wants to confront his wife.
Neil asks his wife if she is having an affair with her co-worker because he wants to hear her side.
Neil has difficulty controlling his temper and hits his wife in the face when she gets home from work.
Neil's wife lets him know that she was just bantering with her co-worker but will stop if it upsets him.
Neil's wife is hurt by Neil's behavior and decides to leave him.