A passive person is someone who will go with the flow; they will avoid making decisions and find it difficult to say no. They will accept things as they are, even if they are not really happy with them, because they do not want to upset others. They let things go easily and let life pass by, rather than taking action.
The same applies to people: 'The woman shouts at her husband', or 'The husband is being shouted at'. The letting things go, or pass by, follows on from this example. She shouts, he is being shouted at, but he lets it go. He is being passive.
Sometimes this is because they do not wish to upset another person. Often they really do not have a preference. They actually do not care whether they do one thing or another.
This can be frustrating. This is a fairly typical conversation with a passive person: A: Do you want to go out? B: Do you? A: I asked YOU! B: I do if you do, but I don't care if we don't. A: AAAARGH.
- Being Passive
The same applies to people: 'The woman shouts at her husband', or 'The husband is being shouted at'. The letting things go, or pass by, follows on from this example. She shouts, he is being shouted at, but he lets it go. He is being passive.
- Not Taking Action
- Decision Making
Sometimes this is because they do not wish to upset another person. Often they really do not have a preference. They actually do not care whether they do one thing or another.
This can be frustrating. This is a fairly typical conversation with a passive person: A: Do you want to go out? B: Do you? A: I asked YOU! B: I do if you do, but I don't care if we don't. A: AAAARGH.
