Peter’s short fuse
To illustrate the process involved in arriving at an adequate formulation we shall use the example of Peter, a 25-year-old banker. Peter was round at his girlfriend’s last Friday. The evening had been going well, but when they got back to Peter’s flat they had a blazing row. The girlfriend left in tears and Peter downed a bottle of scotch before collapsing unconscious on the sofa. The next day the girlfriend texts Peter and informs him that the relationship is over.
Peter knows he has a problem. Try as he might he seems unable to hold down a long-term relationship. His love life is a catalogue of failed romances and unsatisfying one-night stands. Bizarrely, all his relationships end in much the same way. At the moment Peter ...
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