Avoidance tactics
When someone says they don’t want to talk about it and dismisses the conversation, they are choosing to disengage from a proper, mature, and constructive discussion that could benefit both parties. This tactic is a white flag—they’re giving up before anything positive or productive can begin.
But it’s also a power play, sprinkled with control, immaturity, and emotional manipulation. They know you want to talk. They know there’s a problem. They know you’re struggling, bearing the emotions attached to the issue. A healthy conversation would require them to listen, bond, take accountability, and find solutions. That takes effort—but they don’t care.
Dismissing you gives them an escape, allowing them to pretend the problem never existed. Ultimately, they hope you forget and stop bringing it up so they can maintain their artificial sense of peace. But there is no real peace—it’s an illusion. Bottling emotions doesn’t bring anyone peace, and no one truly forgets an unresolved argument. Problems that are left unaddressed linger, especially the ones they created themselves.




















