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Dating someone who communicates through eye rolls, silent treatment and backhanded compliments feels like trying to solve a puzzle where half the pieces are missing. You’re constantly walking on ...

I have been in my current role for about two years. During this time I have worked for three different managers. My new boss is good at his job but he is quite passive-aggressive in his management ...

Psychiatrist Daniel Hall-Flavin describes passive-aggressive behavior as “a pattern of indirectly expressing negative feelings instead of openly addressing them. There's a disconnect between what a ...

Most of us are good at spotting overtly aggressive people. While it doesn't feel good when someone insults, criticizes, or belittles you, at least you know why you are hurting. But sometimes the ...

George Orwell, in his 1945 essay, wrote that “political language is designed to make lies sound truthful.” He could have been describing passive-aggressive behavior. It’s not outright deception, but ...

The phrases passive-aggressive people use without even realizing it can cause emotional harm and confusion. Just because someone might be expressing negative emotions in a subconscious way, that doesn ...

Everyone's entitled to their own set of values and are worthy of respect for being their authentic selves, but sometimes, there are certain habits, behaviors, and mentalities that signal someone is a ...