3 Major Reasons Why Silent Treatment Bad for Relationship

When you’re upset with your partner, it’s never easy to choose the right words to express yourself.Instead of explaining yourself, your mind would instinctively choose all the wrong words.

And almost all the time, these wrong words you use in an argument would be the most hurtful ones.A relationship, as happy as it can be, can also have its painful moments.But how you deal with those bad moments with your partner will determine the longevity and happiness in your relationship.

Sometimes, do you find it easier to just walk away from an argument, slam the door on your partner’s face and give them the silent treatment?

Of course, it is an easier alternative than having to endure all the yelling and the blinding rage you have to experience when you’re face to face with your lover slash enemy-for-the-moment.But you do know that the silent treatment is never the answer to the problem, don’t you?

# Fear in love

When you use the silent treatment on your partner because they hurt you by doing something, you’re not helping your relationship. You’re not letting your partner know what really hurt you. And most importantly, it would leave your partner feeling afraid and confused because they don’t really know what’s on your mind.

# More and more lies

The silent treatment may feel good, because you have the power to inflict pain on your lover. But your partner isn’t really going to understand what upset you. So instead of stopping the behavior that upset you *which they don’t know because you haven’t told them*, they’d start to lie about everything. And that’s all because they’re too afraid to say something that would offend you.

# Loss of trust

When you give a partner the silent treatment, they’d lie more to avoid angering you in any manner. But every now and then, you may sense a sneaky suspicion in the air or even catch your partner red handed *which would probably lead to more silent treatment*. And eventually, both of you would stop trusting each other. And why is that? Well, because there’s no communication in between all that silent treatment!