Tymax:

2 hours? No, that's too short.

manny4life:
This is the most childish form of behavior... I do not like it and don't encourage it. A friend and I are going through the same problem, perhaps this is it. Something happened two weeks ago which is obviously not my fault; this happened on a Wednesday, he contacted me on Thursday and apologized for what he did and said "have a great day". I called and text him on Saturday, no response. The following week, I called and sent him texts several times, he did not respond. I called again this week and then reached out to one of his friends to know if he was okay; dude confirmed that he was in NY for the weekend. Well guess what, I told him to pass on the message to him. Tell him I said good luck because I wouldn't be contacting him again; I don't have time for grown men who act like women. That was it and that's it for me. If we ever talked again, I will cut off the friendship immediately.

platinumricky:
I used to have serious anger management issues in addition to a tendency to becoming violent when i was younger, with time, i learnt the silent treatment. i once ignored my younger sister for two years (this is to show u how xtreme my case is). the silent treatment is highly toxic and kills relationships quickly and as a result of this, i always make sure i apologise and plead within 24hours of offending someone. i dont like keeping malice but when the need arises, i can literally ignore someone so hard that the person will begin to doubt his or her own existence. Some people have an exaggerated view of their self worth and can never apologise to people they offend irrespective of the circumstances, i always make it a point of duty to make people know where they went wrong and if they dont make the necessary amendments, i initialize the 'silent treatment' protocol which could last for mins, hours, days, weeks, months or even years till we drift apart and become strangers if the need arises.

Truckpusher:
The silent treatment is filled with the worst hidden drama of all time you can ever imagine

100Cents:


Starightway to hell..

Ephesians 4:26.

Be ye angry and sin not : let not the sun go down upon your wrath..

So its a silly person who keeps bearing a grudge for over 24 hours... when he or she can talk it over

freecocoa:
I won't call this pattern silent treatment if he/she needs to calm down first, I mean I won't like to talk if he's all angry, taking a few minutes to cool off and analyze like you said is a sign of maturity.

I'd like to think this is about those group of persons, who even after the heat is over, won't talk to their partners for days, that's just downright childish.

BABE3:




Maybe they need more time away from you? How can you tell if the heat is over for them? If the heat is over for you it may not be over for them.

wakes:

Thanks for sharing.
Do you know your temperament? Try and pick this book WHY YOU ACT THE WAY YOU DO. by Tim Lahaye to read. You are blessed!

dmz:


A year with a sibling? That must have been a serious problem.

I can go months without speaking to my siblings but not because of a problem. The guys are not the calling type but the girls do keep in touch more often.

BreezyRita:
I'm so guilty of this! Maybe I'm selfish but keeping silent has always been best for me. In order not to say annoying things I'll end up regretting...........

I know it doesn't help things but I just can't stop. I have this perfect convo in my head, but talking it out in real life?? Almost impossible!

You're selfish.
End of discussion.

Kachisbarbie:


You're selfish.
End of discussion.

Aunty Kachi, thanks for the help

nnekamezor:
Truetalk. It's indeed essential too but shuldnt @ all be abused. I rem vividly, way bk wen my immediate elder bro got me cross. I gave him d silent treatment. Omo, he didnt find it funny . He tried all means to mk me talk /smile, cracked jokes in front of me which he knows on a normal day i wld hv been grinning . I jst boned him like say tomorrow no dey . Lol. Until he did d needful .... An apology. Then he returned to my gud book.

MrBenSun:



lols..you haven't met me yet