68% of Men Retreat and Say “Yes” To Avoid Fighting, or do Silent Treatment
Is it true that men prefer to say “YES” or be silent to avoid explaining themselves? More than 68% of men prefer to say “yes” and back down to avoid confrontation, according to a survey recently conducted by Creative Conflict Resolutions. Otherwise, they do the silent treatment…and believe they can get away with it. Creative […]
A Passive Aggressive Marriage Breaking Point
What is a passive aggressive marriage breaking point? People have different times to process emotional contents…when one person is fast to acknowledge that for them there is a need to stop interactions and protect themselves, other person could still go on and deny their personal hurt a bit longer. There is also a gender difference; […]
The Three C’s of Passive Aggression
When doing research about what attachment theory tells us about the quality of relationships, as well as its potential for emotional needs satisfaction, what we usually find is that childhood experiences have a very important role in our lives. Sometimes we hear about the challenges that passive aggression and other defensive behaviors have on marriages, […]