How to react to the silent treatment?
Are you getting the cold shoulder from your partner, or the silent treatment, but you don’t know or understand why? Is he suddenly keeping your conversations at a minimum, giving you a little word here and there only to isolate himself? When this comes from your partner, from whom you expect a loving connection, this […]
Stop confusing your brain!
Being in an intimate relationship with a passive aggressive person creates a paradox – while you are together to create and encourage a romantic relationship, his passive aggression urges him to avoid intimacy and withdraw from connection. When he shuts down and turns away from you, it can feel as if you’re the only one […]
Confronting a Passive Aggressive Partner
When presented with passive aggressive behavior from your partner, your first instinct might be to confront them, to lay it all out on the table. This is a tricky business; if the situation is handled improperly, your partner will most likely sulk, give you the silent treatment, or simply walk away, leaving you empty-handed and […]