RE: Passive-aggressive?
September 1, 2018 at 6:59 am
(This post was last modified: September 1, 2018 at 6:59 am by bennyboy.)
I see passive aggression all over the place.
My wife does it when she pretends to be gracious about something she's mad about. "Oh. . . you want to go out with your friends instead of spending time with me? That's fine. . . I mean. . . I thought I probably mattered more than that, but. . . I wouldn't want you to resent me from doing what you REALLY want to do!"
I'm sorry, I know this will sound really sexist, but I feel like the women in my life have used that kind of technique pretty consistently. The men I've known are more likely just to be openly hostile. That being said, it may be that I personally tend to ignore emotional subtlety in other men, so it's perfectly possible that both genders do it equally.
My wife does it when she pretends to be gracious about something she's mad about. "Oh. . . you want to go out with your friends instead of spending time with me? That's fine. . . I mean. . . I thought I probably mattered more than that, but. . . I wouldn't want you to resent me from doing what you REALLY want to do!"
I'm sorry, I know this will sound really sexist, but I feel like the women in my life have used that kind of technique pretty consistently. The men I've known are more likely just to be openly hostile. That being said, it may be that I personally tend to ignore emotional subtlety in other men, so it's perfectly possible that both genders do it equally.
