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If someone refers to a person as being passive/aggressive, what does that term mean to you?

Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea-Robert A. Heinlein
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Re: Passive ?? Aggressive ??

Lots and lots of socks.

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Re: Passive ?? Aggressive ??

They go around the mountain in order to get to the top. In other words they say something without coming right out and saying it.

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Oh goody, we're in the way back machine. About 10 or 20 years ago passive aggressive was a frequent response answer here.

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On 10/29/2014 JuJu Squeezie said:

Lots and lots of socks.


Oh, I love to laugh on a beautiful Fall day.

Hi JuJu {#emotions_dlg.wub}

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Mom tells daughter: ""Clean your room.""

Daughter says: ""Okay.""

Daughter leaves for the day . . . room not cleaned.

Next day: Room not cleaned

Next day: Room not cleaned

Formerly Ford1224
We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Elie Wiesel 1986
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Hi Minky, glad I could help. {#emotions_dlg.wub}

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People that appear to be be compliant and acting appropriately, but iare actually hostile and sabotages with negativity of thought and action
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It's really more complicated than we might think. But in general, it's not confronting a person or an issue head-on, directly, face-to-face, and instead finding side-roads, less obvious things, to make your point.

Few things reveal your intellect and your generosity of spirit—the parallel powers of your heart and mind—better than how you give feedback.~Maria Popova
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It's kinda like P-o-r-n.

I know it when I see it.