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 […]
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 […]
Using appreciation to confront a passive aggressive husband?
It’s not easy to have a confrontation with your husband…first because not being ready to accept responsibility makes him more prone to denial and angry responses, and second because you don’t feel so confident in your own skills. What is the task? You ask me? I’d say to open a conversation about what is hurting […]