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, […]
Relationship repair: The anger you hear is her pain
When disputes are frequent and people don’t bother even listening to the other side, the gap widens and relationships get sour. Hatred and contempt fill the gap with negative emotions difficult to dilute. You can be tempted to fight fire with fire and answer perceived aggressions with more aggression. We need to remember that each […]