DesFIP
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Joined: 11/25/2007 From: Apple County NY Status: offline
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That doesn't sound like he's passive aggressive. It sounds as though he prefers his submissive to be proactive, to be into anticipatory service. While she's into obedience, doing things when ordered. Neither one is by definition wrong, they simply aren't compatible. And since she prefers to whine to others rather than talk to him about what the problem is, maybe she's the passive aggressive one. She knew what he wanted but wouldn't do it because he didn't bark orders? Manipulative for sure. Passive aggressive would be him agreeing to fix the leak for me, so I don't call the plumber, and then never get to it, plus throwing a tantrum when I give up and do call the plumber. Which is totally different.
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