Perhaps an even simpler explanation: In the EEA, there was no “work” and “home”, and if you were angry with someone, they were almost always nearby. (As a thought experiment, if Emily’s husband came to visit her at work while she was arguing with her boss, I imagine Emily would sooner try to rope her husband into her side of the argument than take out her anger on her husband.)
Perhaps an even simpler explanation: In the EEA, there was no “work” and “home”, and if you were angry with someone, they were almost always nearby. (As a thought experiment, if Emily’s husband came to visit her at work while she was arguing with her boss, I imagine Emily would sooner try to rope her husband into her side of the argument than take out her anger on her husband.)