I'll show you, I'll Ignore you

"I'll show you! I'll ignore you."

Ahhh...the old silent treatment. We'll ignore and deprive them of our attention (love in expression) to get them to take notice of us. If they respond, they care. If they don't, they don't love you. (If you really loved me, you would respond with concern to my silence.) Maybe if you ignore them, they’ll see how important this “issue” is to you. Maybe they’ll see how hurt you are and not do what they did again. If you ignore them, maybe they’ll be nicer to you and extend themselves to bring you out of your silence. This will prove that they really love you.

Useful Ideas:

• Talk openly and honestly. Know the intent behind your words.
• Understand silence isn’t motivating, it only leads to lack of communication and confusion.