Tag Archives: Cold Shoulder

So you believe to be a rational decision-maker? How wrong can you be?

New research is turning our old assumptions on human nature on their heads…like the belief that humans are rational decision-makers. They are emotional decision-makers…and this new framing opens a world of new possibilities for understand our behavior.

Keep the Peace using Conflict Rules

Today we have a useful step for resolving frequent conflict in family relationships. Create “rules of engagement” with your partner or family members, and make sure that the rules are clear to everyone. The next time there is a conflict, these rules are to be strictly followed.
What are some rules that we recommend?
Well, for intense [...]

How to Reinforce Love, Day In and Day Out

As we learn more and more about the human brain and conflict, we learn more about how to feel better in relationships, how to care for one another, and how to change negative energy into positive energy.
For example – do you and your partner constantly fight? Are there certain behaviors that, whenever your partner does [...]

Build relationship skills: assertion

We find too many times in situations where there is friction and a deep sense of frustration of basic emotional needs. In life, we deal with other people sometimes as short in skills as we are to be able to talk and express needs and negotiate positive solutions. Haven’t you found yourself in a deep [...]

Emotional abuse using silence

The silent treatment, also known as the “cold shoulder treatment,” consists of feigned apathy, total silence, and being distant on purpose. One person displays an attitude of complete disinterest for the spouse, as if the other person would be a complete stranger.

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