Things get uncomfortable in a hurry, and only get worse once both participants decides it's gloves-off and start addressing each other as though no one else is within earshot to hear the vitriol and name-calling that comes flying out of their mouths.
I can't stand the sight of you!
You make me sick!
I must be crazy to think I ever loved you!
You'll never change!
Of course the reality is that people say much, much uglier things than that.
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Do those folks really mean what they say? Even if they know they'll be forgiven, why intentionally antagonize the other person by saying them in the first place? To emphasize their feelings? To express hurt and anger? At some point maybe screaming, name-calling and finger pointing simply becomes a habit.
Or in a relationship (or marriage), is that kind of insulting ugliness and antagonism only "natural"?
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No matter what's happened that makes a person feel like screaming I Hate Your Guts, that sentiment can't come close to describing how God feels about sin. Yet God doesn't start insulting us in his wrath, and he doesn't call us ugly names and then ask us for forgiveness. So why do we think it's OK for us to rant and rave any time we feel provoked?
People who feel self-important in their faith, who look down on sinners, should consider that.
None of us live completely without sin. None of us has reason to praise ourselves for our righteousness, and we should always remember our humbleness before the Father when we ask his forgiveness before confronting others for their sins. God is perfect and holy, but we fall short every time.
We should remember too that God's never come to any of us asking for our forgiveness.
