u/SecretButterfly199

I am honestly very curious why some adults use the silent treatment​​. Let me provide a bit of details. I have a family member who has a long history of off and on using the silent treatment within their relationships. These relations include other family members as well as outsiders like friends. This family member gets very sensitive at times and takes things the wrong way. Very petty type things. You can apologize many times, but the silent treatment will happen for months to even a few years and then they will talk to you again for a few months and it will repeat itself.

I am having a difficult time grasping why some people use the silent treatment tactic. What are they trying to gain from this? What is the best way to resolve it?

■Edited to add: The person I am referring to in my post is using silence as a manipulative weapon. The multiple people in their life who are affected by their silence treatment truly do not know specifically what they said or done to receive months/years worth of silence. ​

I am a lifelong Christian, but I respect people of other religions. Throughout my life, I have experienced Methodist services and Baptist services. At one point, I joined a Baptist church, but I have never been big on attending church. I do not consider myself "Baptist" at this time. Within the last few years, I have found myself enjoying Episcopalian services.

My question:

Wherever you live, do you see various church denominations competing to try to get members of other Christian denominations into their church? Like, trying to persuade people that the other denomination is incorrect?

(I just want to clarify, I am not saying any denomination is bad, but I am just curious do you see competition in your area?)​