Abstract
Analyzes the game of “I'll make them sorry (or Will I?), and considers it to be a variant of the transactional game of “If it weren't for you.” Players include a phobic wife and a passive husband. Pay-off for the wife is proposed as feelings of excitement and anxiety which accompany a brief rebellious spree, and which are followed by feelings of disappointment and confusion at not being scolded. Describes childhood and adolescent prototypes of the game. Some implications for treatment are mentioned.