A classic study published in Group Processes and Intergroup Relations found that silent treatment is seen as primarily ...

The silent treatment can sometimes be a form of emotional abuse. It is a refusal to communicate verbally with another person. People use the silent treatment in many types of relationship, including ...

DEAR ABBY: A man I know has been married for 40 years. His wife gets mad at him for small things and stops talking to him for three to four months at a time. Also, he will make her supper, and she’ll ...

Dear Eric: When I text friends, they take their time responding. I mean days, if they respond at all. However, when they text me, they get annoyed if I don’t text back within two hours. They can get ...