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[quote=Anonymous]The silent treatment is abusive. It is not ok, it is intended to make the target feel invisible, like they don’t exist, don’t matter, are not worthy of love and attention.  And for what infraction?  What infraction could possibly justify this response?

As others have said, empathy often end up in relationships like this because we feel the emotions of others so deeply that we make excuses for them.  Oh, he’s only acting this way because he’s hurt and doesn’t know any better. Try flipping the script. He is acting this way even though you have told him how it makes you feel and HE DOESNT CARE that it hurts you.  He wants to hurt you.

You could also be doing something that’s called compulsive repetition in psychology…. It’s the concept of people subconsciously seeking out relationships similar to dysfunctional relationships they’ve had previously in life (childhood, romantically, etc)  because they think if they can just “fix” whatever the issue is, like a loved one withholding affection from them, or not being emotionally reliable, then they will overcome that trauma.

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