The retaliatory cycle repeats itself over and over until one or

both of the disputants:

a$.$ Act out sufficient anger to overcome the Other's passive$-$aggressiveness.

b$.$ Distance from the Other sufficiently to reach the Breakthrough

c$.$ Transform their pseudo$-$substantive issues into substantive Issues.

d$.$ Reverse the direction of the link between "Perception of threat" and "Acting out"

None of the above