They complain of something that's not the thing that's upsetting them, then they pout or stew for a bit, if anger is not present in the other yet, they make up and deliver ever more outrageous complaints. Then they pout some more, steam or stew a bit, clang and clatter around with inanimate objects and then come back with even more outrageous complaints.
When I feign anger back, they leave in a huff, apparently satisfied with their dastardly deed. And then they can get off it. It feels fake to me to feign anger, but it works to help them get out of the rut of anger, so I'm going to file this discovery in the same category as apologizing for something you didn't do. I do that sometimes so that the other person can move on with their life and it promotes good feelings once more.
Life is so hard for people who reserve the right to be angry. I have no use for it myself. However, I suspect that on some level they get some juice out of it. I am not sure what that juice might be, but I suspect it's there, just out of the range of my detection capabilities. I need an irrationality tricorder. Someone should invent one. I'd buy it.
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