Please choose the correct ending to complete the given sentence: Relationships: [header] How to get your best friend to show you that they care [title] Avoid the silent treatment. [step] You may feel inclined to ignore or avoid your friend as a way to " get back at " him for ignoring you. This doesn't help you or your friend.

Ending1: It's a form of psychological manipulation that is more passive-aggressive than helpful in building a true friendship. [title] Evaluate if you and your friend had an argument recently. Ending2: The silent treatment isn't painful and isn't nearly as permeable as ignoring your friend, or them ignoring you as a way to avoid showing up to your friend's house. Negative-body language suggests an intense dislike of yourself or your friend. Ending3: The silent treatment is often used to discourage a complete recovery from addiction, so most friends and family members will interpret this as confirmation for the behavior, or move on from it. [substeps] Though the silent treatment can work, it cannot be predicted that it will work for your friend. Ending4: Instead, it sends a clear message that you don't take well to being ignored. The earlier you begin dealing with this person, the better.

Answer format: ending1/ending2/ending3/ending4