Does the silent treatment actually work?

[red324]

I have a friend thats always mad at me about something. I just dont respond back. I dont think it has anything to do with me. He's just mad everyone else has excelled in life by 36, and he's still living like he's in high school. It's fine by me, but dont take out your crappy living situation on me. 4 months will go back and he'll be like so are we gonna hang out? I think the same thing eould work on a female if I ever tried. Most of them seem to break up through text these days. Looking back I bet a few would have come back around if I didn't even respond back to their text.

[Nikki1989]

It is immature.

If the goal is to build a respectful and resilient relationship, it is entirely counterproductive.

[red324]

Its better than texting them looking for an answer though

[Johannes09]

Looks like you are talking about outdated manipulative technique. Well, I would say don't every never thought to do this if you wanna make healthy and pure relationship. This only works if she has immense feelings for you but hesitate to say. But still it would be RISKY.

[AaronKrieger]

No, silent treatment is toxic and immature. It is fine to need space from someone, but you need to communicate that.

[RageBabe]

No, the silent treatment is a destructive type of passive-aggressive manipulation that erodes trust, causes pain, and leaves problems unsolved.

[red324]

True. Thats what they always do to me though

[RageBabe]

I’m sorry.