I often wonder this.

I've seen some of the most amazing and wise people succumb to the evils (and IMO it is evil) that is Passive Aggression to get their way or their point across (which has in turn caused my opinion of them to plummet dramatically). I don't know how anyone can not see they aren't being Passive Aggressive? Or manipulative or indirect or any of these traits that seem to go hand in hand. But I often wonder is it learnt, or are we all born this way? And if we're not born this way is there a point in our lives when we reach a certain age that we become more and more Passive Aggressive? And are people Passive Aggressive because they are trying to be politely aggressive? Or is it pure manipulation?

I. Just. Don't. Geddit.

I hate it. I hate that people who use it as a form to get what they want do not see that other's see what they are doing and don't respect them as a result. They might get their way but what do they lose in the process? I hate that I've noticed the older women get the more passive aggressive they become and it scares the life out of me as I do not want to become that way. I know people who can ONLY communicate passive aggressively.