Keeping Mum
The worst thing one can do is not to try, to be aware of what one wants and not give in to it, to spend years in silent hurt wondering if something could have materialized - and never knowing. ~ David Viscott ~ [Source]
When couples fight, one party may start ignoring the other by giving the silent treatment. This is the start of a cold war. The recipient of the silent treatment will start to react in the same way as all efforts to talk have broken down.
This is a case of communication breakdown. Keeping mum may or may not solve a problem. Feelings are hurt and neither party has gained anything except more anger, frustration and the inability to understand why. Sometimes, the silent treatment or the abruptness of communication just happens and the recipient does not know why and may start to react the same.
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It only adds fuel to the frustration. It reaches a point when both are unable to break the ice and nothing has been resolved. Imaginations may start to run wild and both are now unable to provide any relief to the tension. This is one of the mistakes in any relationships.
After a while, you wonder what the fight and the anger was all about. What triggered the anger and the silence. How would you resolve this?
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