This chapter showed us how relational aggression has two types. One being direct which usually involves physical aggression and the other indirect which can be gossiping, shunning, and can be proactive or reactive. This chapter reminded me of the time I witnessed a form of relational aggression that was mentioned in the book such as filling a vehicles gas tank with sugar. My friend decided it was time to break up with his now ex-girlfriend, soon after he began dating again his former girlfriend stated to him that he would regret it, months later his ex, gained access to his parking lot and poured sugar in the gas tank of his car, destroying the engine. I often ask myself if this act of indirect relational aggression caused him to change his
