There is a nice letter asking to comment on “resistance activities” as in, “how can I resist one of my husband’s favorite tricks, such as over-promising and never delivering”? Perhaps there is a way…Given that passive-aggressive people generally operate most effectively when they are in one-on-one conversations, its spell is contingent upon intimate conversations, one [...]
March 12, 2010 – 11:18 am
In a normal marriage, there is always going on a healthy negotiation about shared tasks, sometimes described as “marital division of labor.” Both can agree in a simple conversation who is going to do what, taking into account the circumstances of each person, but also the need to have the tasks done. As an example, [...]
By alfaprima
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Posted in Passive Aggressive Husband, impact of passive aggression, passive aggressive behavior, passive aggressive personality
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Also tagged control, emotional dependence, expectations, hidden anger, loneliness, passive aggression, passive aggressive behavior, passive resistance, rejection, resentment
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October 25, 2009 – 10:59 pm
Have you ever had one of those fights with your spouse where you just explode while your mate just looks at you calmly, making you feel like you have lost your mind? He’ll call you crazy and brush off what had made you so upset in the first place. Lets rewind and take a look [...]
Have you ever been in this situation? He constantly devalues me (little put downs but he is always “just joking”). He says what I want to hear and does what he wants to do then makes me crazy with “Well I thought we were just having a conversation. I didn’t realize that you thought we [...]