Karamo confronts a couple whose intimacy collapsed six to eight months ago. When frustrated, they resort to harsh, emotionally abusive language, going for the jugular. Both know it's harmful and want to change.
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I'm a grown-ass man. Mm-hmm, okay. I'm not gonna have no, what, my hands, I came out and shook your hand. You're a grown-ass man today on this show. And now my hands are smelling like shit. Be truthful, be truthful. Okay, let me ask you this because I see the way you two interacting and I know you don't live together. Are you still intimate? No. Not at all. Okay. Not at all. Okay. Do you feel like the way that you both talk to each other has affected the intimacy? Yes, I do. You do? It just started. —like 6 months ago, 8 months ago. The lack of intimacy only started in December? Absolutely. Okay, so it seems like every time one of you is triggered or frustrated, you go for the jugular and start emotionally and mentally abusing each other, correct? Correct. So then why would you want to engage in something like this where you feel like, I'm so upset that I gotta talk down to you? You said you're a whole man. Do you feel like it's appropriate for a whole man to be talked to negatively? Not at all. So do you feel like a whole, a grown woman should be talked to that way? Not at all. So then you're engaging in that, why? I need to get better. Okay.