Some posters (who cannot be named because they might get triggered) decide that “the silent treatment” is an effective strategy in managing disagreement.
I’m reminded of my wife in our early days of our marriage who would decide that she “wasn’t talking to me” over some disapproval of my behaviour. I remember finding it amusing that she thought that her not chastising me further was in some way an incremental punishment for me.
What examples of “the silent treatment” do you have from either here or in real life?
The “silent treatment”, the “stoppage of talk” approach to forum combat seems an oddly self-defeating strategy to me. I’ve only had three posters ever take this approach with me; KellyJay, Galveston75 and now Ghost of a Duke.
There have been occasions where I’ve avoided replying to a poster for a temporary period due to them being a noisy, dull vexation, but I have never decided to stop talking to someone completely as I don’t know how I will feel about what they may have to say in the future.
@divegeester saidGhost of a Duke has stopped talking to you? Gosh. It was only a couple of months ago that he was describing doing such a thing to another poster as "weak", and "cowardly" and "small". At least, that's how he described me. Oh well, one smear for others ~ that he doesn't apply to himself, I suppose.
I’ve only had three posters ever take this approach with me; KellyJay, Galveston75 and now Ghost of a Duke.
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Some posters (who cannot be named because they might get triggered) decide that “the silent treatment” is an effective strategy in managing disagreement.
I’m reminded of my wife in our early days of our marriage who would decide that she “wasn’t talking to me” over some disapproval of my behaviour. I remember finding it amusing that she thought that her not chastising ...[text shortened]... nt for me.
What examples of “the silent treatment” do you have from either here or in real life?
@badradger saidAre you that bloke down the pub who arrives late and immediately blurts out a joke someone told 30 minutes earlier?
