Tuesday, October 04, 2011

68% of Men Prefer to Say “Yes” To Avoid Fighting

A new survey tested more than 900 men in order to determine the presence of passive aggressive behavior in each test-taker. This test has twenty-one questions about the way people approach communication and conflict in their relationship, and it is still available for free at their site, Passive Aggressive Test.

Using their findings, we began to construct a map of the game of life, according to the passive aggressive mindset.



The mindset demands “going along” with others by pretending to accept their requests and needs. In this way, the basic incompetence of the passive aggressive person to feel empathy is successfully masked. Essentially, what is produced is a “make believe role play,” where the passive aggressive person feels they are required to mask their own feelings and play a part in order to receive any sort of love.
Read More:  68% of Men Prefer to Retreat and Say “Yes” To Avoid Fighting

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