answer:I have a very hard time dealing with passive aggressives, I think it is horrific. I guess it is a survival tactic in some families, but generally it means there is very poor communication in a relationship. Things are not discussed, anger seethes below the surface, people have no idea how to modify their own behavior to not aggravate the other, no one knows what is emptionally behind bad feelings, it is really bad. But, if the people around you are all passive aggressive, and react very badly to outward displays of anger, avoid confrontation, and hate to discuss anything, what choice to you have but to be passive aggressive yourself? I guess in that way it is a survival tactic.