A most frustrating aspect of living with a passive aggressive man is that he has perfected the art of not following through on his agreements and promises. He takes on big projects but never finishes them, then tends to feel put upon or hostile if someone else tries to finish it. Often ignoring the constant […]
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How passive aggressive resistance to growth destroys any remaining love
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 […]
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 […]
How the Silent Treatment Destroys Your Marriage?
Have you noticed how the silent treatment destroys your marriage? We can understand it by looking at what the silent treatment, or the passive aggressive cold shoulder (also know as “ostracism”), does to us emotionally. According to the experts, it can cause deep emotional pain and isolation, as well as destroying your trust in […]
Some times, it’s just all out war at home…
Thinking on different styles of doing conflict, I came across this message from one of the visitors of AskNora: When I was asking about her relationship with her husband, she said: “With my ex? It was war at home. He thought he could wear me down until I gave up. He kept escalating his behavior […]