Silent Treatment by Jackie Williams5/22/2023 ![]() ![]() The best course of action is giving them time to calm down and let the anger pass. ![]() No matter how badly you want to talk to them, don’t stoop to the level of begging for a response. Once you realize you are being given the silent treatment, accept that they have a right to react with silence and politely remove yourself from the ‘conversation’ and get away from them for a while if possible. Here are a few tips to help you deal with the silent treatment:Īttempting to prod the person out of their silence never works. You should never accept the silent treatment as an acceptable behavior. Your partner may resort to the silent treatment in these four circumstances: When you refuse to acquiesce to his or her demands when you do or say something that hurts them and they refuse to accept any reasonably sincere apology when you have done something wrong but they won’t tell you what you have done to upset them leaving you powerless to make an apology and when they refuse to answer a question or statement that requires a response. ![]()
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