Once the honeymoon phase is over, differences start to emerge in the marriage. There can be conflicts, arguments and disagreements on a variety of things between you and your spouse. At such times, your spouse instead of directly expressing what they feel can be passively aggressive with you.
Passive-aggressive behaviour is when they avoid direct confrontation with you and instead use indirect ways to express their negativity. They can comment backhandedly, procrastinate, taunt or use silence when you expect a response from them. Have a look at some examples of passive-aggressive behaviour in a marriage.
Not interacting with in-laws
Your spouse may tell you that they don’t have a problem with your side of the family, but whenever there is an event or a chance to meet them, they somehow are always busy or caught up. To deal with this, simply ask your partner the reason behind them avoiding your family and patiently discuss with them how you feel about it.
Not spending enough quality time
They may deliberately plan work meetings or their personal commitments on days when you two plan on spending some quality time together. To work this out, discuss if your partner is comfortable with the time-division made for them as an individual and for you two as a couple and accordingly schedule your time together in the future.
Not coming to bed on time
It might be that your partner doesn’t come to bed at the same time as you, to express their discontentment with the relationship. To sort this out, have a word with them about their alternative sleeping habits and tell them that you miss their presence in the bed, to turn things around.
Not responding to texts
Your spouse might deliberately delay their response to your texts as a way of expressing their frustration or lack of interest, resulting in you feel ignored. Discuss with them, what comes up for them when you text them and try to find out the reason behind them not being able to respond on time.
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