Sometimes married women write to me asking for advice for desperate situations… Hubby’s silence and lack of decision-making drive them into a wall. There is a difference between doing silence as a unique way of dealing with a challenging situation and doing passive aggression as a way to stop and control the normal life in […]
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How to know the passive aggression signs?
WHAT ARE THE SIGNS OF PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR? We offer here a guide to understanding the hidden motivations that push a person to behave in a passive-aggressive way. You know that this behavior has a very high cost in relationships: basically is a sure-fire way of destroying intimate connections. Provides such a contradiction: how can […]
Can a passive aggressive husband change his ways?
How can a passive-aggressive husband change his ways? As you continue to read our reflections here, perhaps you understand our basic concept: we think that passive-aggressive behavior is a remnant from the past, a behavior that was perhaps necessary to survive in a hostile family environment. We talk a lot about failed attachments, and people […]
How to manage your husband’s passive aggression
How to manage your husband’s passive aggression: You have spent considerable time researching this issue…because your gut feeling is telling you about the huge gap between what his words say and his acts tell you… Let’s say that, at this moment, you feel empowered to look further, confirm your perception that you are being served […]
A Xmas Truce in a Passive Aggressive Marriage? Use appreciation!
This is a Christmas proposition….and you are very welcome here! DO you remember the old stories in medieval times, when warring armies would stop the ongoing war and have a peace interval to honor Christmas? The truce story is part of all narratives of combat: the moment when soldiers did stop attacking each other and […]