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I'm looking for advice on a parter who can't tolerate hearing that he did something wrong, and instead of talking it out with me he chooses to say he is done talking about it and gives me the silent treatment for several days. I'm usually the one that breaks the silence, but I feel that when I...

Sunday will be our 23rd wedding anniversary and H is not speaking with me and told me not to speak to him until I apologize for yelling at him. Problem is, I didn't yell at him. I fully admit I was short with him after he made a terribly offensive "joke." But I never raised my voice. He claims...

About eight months ago my husband of 16 years had a panic attack that landed him in the emergency room. He had taken a new job that was hellishly stressful and management hadn’t handled the transition well. My husband is also a highly wound-up person so the combination was lethal. Luckily...

:mad: Just tunes out. Turns in. Clams up. Shuts down. I love him dearly, but he drives me nuts with this crap! Seriously, I tried not to get mad. I wanted to look past it. But I realized I wasn't being honest with myself. We've talked about this over and over, yet nothing ever changes. So...

Hi, Everyone. I have been a lurker for a long time and I was hoping I could get some advice and insight on my troubled marriage. I will try to post this in an unemotional way even though I’m in a very upsetting situation and I cry constantly. I have walked on eggshells for 25 years. I had...

Comments needed. Hard to give an accurate description because of issues that have been going on for years - so this is longer than I wanted. Quick background: 2nd marriage for both. No children together. “Forgotten” anniversaries, birthdays, etc. Silent treatment while on vacations, over...

I see a lot of posts on TAM from those who are on the receiving end of The Silent Treatment but few from those who have been the ones who initiate it. I'm in the midst of being on the receiving end it right now (the sixth time in about as many months). I am curious about a few things and...

I posted about this topic a few days ago and as things have continued, I felt the need to start again and clarify a few things. We have been married almost 4 years, no kids, and I am 35, he is 33. This is not the first time he has done this to me, probably the 4th or 5th. Each time he swears it...

Ladies: 2nd marriage, in our 50's. I have a post in the Guy's Lounge which explain the scenario. He has been sleeping in another room, coming home late and leaving early since this past Wednesday night. I apologized for telling his son that I pay the mortgage and the bills etc. but I told...

Second marriage. Blow up on Wednesday night. Longstanding issue involving finances and lack of communication like most married couples have on purchases. He and his son started a remodel project in a basement bathroom where he is letting his son live until he finds a job. I own the house...

This is my 1st post on this site. Here is my background. I was with my ex-h for 8 years. During that time he was arrested 6 different times spending nearly 2 yrs total in jail for stealing to support his meth habit. I finally gave up on him after his last arrest last January (2012). I loved...

:(I've been married 20 years to my husband. There is no substance abuse, no infidelity, no physical or verbal abuse...nothing terrible. But, communication is horrible. Right now I've come to my office on a saturday because I was so uncomfortable at home. I was getting the silent treatment...

In another thread I was asked how my spouse has responded to my no longer putting up with him giving me the silent treatment. I am not the same person he was married to for 20 odd years in that previously I would let his mood dictate my mood and if he was moody, angry etc I would not allow...

My wife is doing what she does best when she wants to teach me a lesson, she shuts up completely. It's a control tactic I know, but I'm getting seriously annoyed. We have been separated for almost a month, and she continues to push me to sign a settlement agreement. And DEMANDS I tell...

Hi there, I have recently married my wonderful boyfriend of 7 years. We have our ups and down, but we love each other and are happy together. I am from Denmark and he is from the UK We have been travelling a lot since we met - and have lived abroad. Therefore, I have not gotten to know his...