Is your husband using passive aggression to avoid house chores? 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 […]
How to have your holidays passive-aggression free?
Wishing to have holidays passive-aggression free? In the hurried process of getting the house, and the children and the party preparations running smoothly, you are bumping into a big boulder sitting in your living room. As soon as you try to enroll him into preparations for holiday visits, parties or mere festive grocery-shopping, you find […]
Want to be secure in a healthy relationship?
Well, this is a different opportunity…In the search for a change, for a deserved relief in the lives of so many of us under the monotony and emotional isolation of passive aggressive marriages, this is an open door to feel better. A conversation about exploring the benefits that can bring some hours or days of […]
The book: “Emotional Abuse” explains issues of power and control
To need a good attachment to other human is a basic human need….so in life we are searching for that “other” who can complement us…. “Emotional Abuse: The Hidden War for Power and Control in Your Relationship” When we are in search of a deep emotional connection, this need can be so important to us […]
Why an emotionally unavailable husband is asking: why is she so upset with me?
He keeps asking, bewildered: “Why is she so upset with me?” Sometimes, you find a husband “surprised” at his wife reacting at him with accumulated anger: His “surprise” of course compounds her anger! His denial can only lead to a bigger fight! According to psychology research, we all use defense mechanisms…they are those mental tricks […]