Libra Noir said
I'd rather be slapped in the face than be given the silent treatment. 

Really? I'd rather have the silent treatment.

I've been abused alot, (ETA:  esp. with my 2nd ex, so i tend to quickly make a protective shield with my arms and hands automatically due to the abuse.) it goes away after awhile, but if someone were to slap me, i'd be shocked because they aren't abusive types in the first place. you can see it in their eyes, that they're gonna hit you, like a rage.

Thankfully, my husband and i don't do silent treatments (not that i remember, because it never lasts long or even a day) and we don't abuse eachother. *whew* we are good together that's for sure. Am very happy none of those.

I've tried to think of how to answer this. I can't remember anyone doing this to me, if they did I would probably....well I don't know what I would do. I wouldn't like being treated like that, my mom has an Aries Moon so I'm used to people just saying it! She's mad, she tells you, she's over it.

I've been told by men that they like me because they know exactly where they stand with me. Betty Blunt.

I go silent when I'm hurt, when I'm trying to bite my tongue or when I think there's no use in saying anything. People don't really listen to me anyway

I don't use the silent treatment anymore because there's no one left I ever want to hurt or manipulate. A person paints himself into a corner with it, too. It forces a reaction from the "offender" and if they don't take the bait, guess what? You're stuck. It's better to express honest heart-felt feelings about whatever happened and let it be. Give the other person some time to make amends if they want but leave the door open always.

My husband gives me the silent treatment. He has given it to me for a solid 4 days once. Solid 4 days and absolutely no talking...except to say, "GO AWAY". When I had finally had enough, and started to arrange leaving him, all the sudden it's "Where are you going...you're not leaving me...? I was just hurt" Uggghhh. I hate silent treatment!

I absolutely hate it. Tho sometimes silence is good, for a few hours. I use it to process things that hurt me or to stop my vicious tongue to say something that I will regret later. By now, I've learned not to react right away, it won't end good. My AS and Mars in Scorpio and bunch of Cancer in 8th House have tendency to do silent treatment, I don't say it there is no urge to do it, but I decided to be better than that, say what's bothering me, talk, say that I'm hurt. My ex gave me a lot of silent treatment, he also has Mars in Scorpio, and LDR, it's just cruel. Like it's not enough to be apart for the most of the time, but not talking on purpose just to hurt me, it's cruel. And I have a feeling, tho we aren't together anymore, I'm again on silent treatment on some kind of level. My mom says that the silent treatment is the most cruel and vicious thing that you can do to someone.