Being passive aggressive is the indirect expression of hostility towards someone or something. It is quite possibly the worst way to handle a situation as well as the most annoying way to act. Not to mention the childish behavior that is acting passively towards someone. It is so easy to avoid being straightforward about problems, especially with today's society. Social media keeps people so connected that it is so easy to post rude intentional messages for the purpose of taking a stab at a single reader. Then of course if a confrontation occurs you have the line, “if the shoe fits..” ready to throw back at them while pretending it was never about them in the first place. You bullshit to save your ass. Which just creates an even messier situation for all parties involved.

Instead of being passive aggressive there are two, very simple ways to deal with a situation. Of Course, maturity and dedication must be present for any positive results to occur.

1) Talk it out

The easiest way to deal with any situation is to just talk about it between the involved parties. Despite how uncomfortable it might be, the outcome will be ten times more progressive. Being passive just makes the other party angry at you and it creates a cycling war. No one will ever win unless you decide it’s no longer worth it or you talk it out. So why waste the in-between time being petty when the issue can be solved in a much faster manner?

2) Pick your battles

Most acts of passive-aggressive behavior occur over small circumstances where any outside party would most likely vote ridiculous to even be upset about. Taking five extra minutes to think through any situation from at least two other perspectives, could save you so much time and energy and could possibly change your mind on the situation. But if not, ask yourself, is it really worth it? Is being passive really going to benefit you in any way? Chances are, no. Pick your battles. Evaluate situations and find a way to swallow pride. You’ll save yourself a lot of useless anger.