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In response to "Mostly good, because if you are angry at someone, silence is better than saying something you'll soon regret -- nm" by con_carne

The silent treatment is not just withholding communication for an hour or so until you calm down, it's a persistent unwillingness to acknowledge

Posted by TWuG Dec 1 '08, 10:40

the other party's prescence. It's a radiating of unpleasantness that is calculated to make the other person feel bad. It's a passive/aggressive punishment.

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yeah, i guess it can get to that level pretty quickly, eh. -- nm - kare Dec 1, 10:44
This is what the colonel used to do, and it's impossible to have any kind of adult communication. -- nm - loosilu in Algiers Dec 1, 10:41 1
- It's what I did in my marriage around 5 or 6 years ago that almost cost me my wife. - TWuG Dec 1, 10:45

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The silent treatment is not just withholding communication for an hour or so until you calm down, it's a persistent unwillingness to acknowledge

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