Originally Posted By: Allen A
WS's very often use anger to control their spouse.

The LBS asks for something
The WS gets angry
The LBS worries the WS may leave them for good
The LBS then falls over backwards to please the WS
The WS stops being angry
The LBS then feels more hopeful

Its classic enablement... Very often duing the DB process your spouse will show ANGER... you have to learn to accept it and NOT let that control you.

If they want something unreasonable and get angry, just LET THEM... don't back down on that or they will keep using that tactic to manipulate you


Allan A,

Here goes a classic WAS script:

LBS asks for "need" which hasn't been met by WAS in a long time
WAS gets angry, deflects and blame LBS for being selfish
LBS tries again, being reasonable mentioning "this need hasn't been met in X long"
WAS gets angrier, chopping down LBS hopes
LBS backs down rejected

WAS was getting that "need" met outside the R.

WAS's usually get angry when you ask or demand them to meet a standard requirement of marriage. WAS is usually happy when LBS picks up much more "yoke" of the load than they should take so they can get more pleasure out of their "cake eating".

While WAS is "cake eating" they obviously do not want to be bothered with their marriage.