Understanding Your Partner

Why your partner shuts down, goes silent, pulls away or pushes harder, explained without blame and with a next step.

Stonewalling in a Relationship: Why He Shuts Down

What stonewalling in a relationship is, why partners shut down mid-fight (hint: flooding), how it differs from the silent treatment, and what each of you can do.

8 min read Understanding Your Partner

Is the Silent Treatment Abuse? How to Tell (and Respond)

Is the silent treatment abuse? It depends on what the silence is for. Six questions to tell a needed break from punishment, plus what to say and when to get help.

6 min read