#5 Uncertainty
Females often have a serious aversion to uncertainty. This is true especially for a woman who is dealing with conflict in an intimate relationship. The “silent treatment” may be the most hurtful action a man can adopt when working through a conflict with a woman. The chemicals that influence the female brain during the conflict are not dissimilar to those that are present during a seizure. Women “want to know,” and the “not knowing” can cause them extreme distress and frustration.
