Withholding Affection as Punishment
How the Silent Treatment Destroys Relationships
8 min readFeb 22, 2019
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The feelings of anger, frustration, betrayal, and annoyance washed over me. Followed by an intense desire to push him away, throw up my hands, and say “fuck it and fuck you.”
This is not a feeling most of us want to associate with our intimate partners. And yet, 3-months into what seemingly was the…