Passive Agressive exchange is a daily part of life in every relationship.
You do (or dont do) things that irritate the other, sometimes without even realising that's your intent. Subconciously, it's all about control. The problem is, tit for tat, it always comes back to bite you in the ass.
He won't put his dishes in the dishwasher, I got a cat.
He won't put his laundry in the hamper, I wash his underwear last, even if it's 3 days after I started.
He won't defend me against his mother, I stole her dog.
I don't like housework, he adds to the mess and tells people I'm a slob.
I don't cook for him every night, he takes the last of the coffee whitener in the morning.
I gain weight, he downloads porn.
It's a given he can piss farther than me, but I know his e-mail password.
Stalemate.