What is the best thing to do when your abusive husband gives you the silent treatment?

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First, thank God for small mercies.

Then treat him with the same courtesy you would reserve for a welcome guest, no more, no less. Ideally without a trace of subservience or resentment.

(If he were not abusive I would suggest giving him the silent treatment in return, but it is NEVER wise to antagonise an abuser.)

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