August 24, 2010 – 12:51 pm
When I feel he is “Giving Me the Cold Shoulder,” the dream I’m yearning for is… warmth. Some 78% of the responses expressed: 1. “Although no one should ever be given the cold shoulder, and I don’t agree with him giving it to me, I still want to know why he thinks I deserve it. [...]
By Neil Warner
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Posted in passive aggressive behavior, passive aggressive definition, Passive Aggressive Husband, passive aggressive marriage, passive aggressive personality
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Also tagged cold shoulder, communication, control, disengaged feeling, emotional abause, emotional abuse, emotional dependence, frustrated, hidden anger, isolation, loneliness, passive aggression, rejection, silent partner, unhappiness
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August 19, 2010 – 12:50 pm
When I feel that he is “Isolating Me from My Family,” the dream I’m yearning for is… integration. Responses expressed dreams consistent with these: 1. “I want my family to be a part of our life together. They aren’t, and I know it’s because he doesn’t want them to know that he behaves like a [...]
By Neil Warner
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Posted in impact of passive aggression, passive aggressive behavior, passive aggressive definition, Passive Aggressive Husband, passive aggressive marriage, passive aggressive personality
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Also tagged control, emotional dependence, emotional needs, hidden anger, identity, isolation, loneliness, Passive Aggressive Husband, passive aggressive marriage
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August 2, 2010 – 12:17 pm
When I feel that “I’m Humiliated in Public,” the dream I’m yearning for is… respect and equality. Some 84 % of the responses expressed dreams consistent with: 1. “I would like to feel that he is there to prevent injustice, not perpetuate it. It is a double standard, because he would never stand for any [...]
By Neil Warner
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Posted in impact of passive aggression, passive aggressive behavior, passive aggressive definition, Passive Aggressive Husband, passive aggressive marriage, passive aggressive personality
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Also tagged appreciation, attacks, blame, control, emotional needs, expectations, happiness, honor, humiliation, respect, security, self-esteem, unhappiness
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February 25, 2010 – 1:49 pm
Balancing trust with self-preservation is a very difficult balancing act….If you want to keep your trust on your husband’s intentions to treat you well and always defend your interests, then you can’t be second-guessing if he is doing passive aggression against you, right? If you decide that is impossible to be for ever watchful, and [...]
By Neil Warner
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Posted in passive aggressive behavior, Passive Aggressive Husband, passive aggressive personality
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Also tagged blame, confusion, emotional dependence, expectations, frustrated, hidden anger, loneliness, love, passive aggressive marriage, rejection, sabotaging
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We need to be talking first about the shared responsibility to keep communication alive in a marriage.
To avoid getting to this place, women usually try to ask, demand, invite and cajole husbands into “better communication.” They even make appointments with counselors and therapists and priests to get help.
