When Spouses in a Heterosexual Marriage Engage in the Demand-Withdraw

question 27

Multiple Choice

When spouses in a heterosexual marriage engage in the demand-withdraw pattern, who is most likely to demand and who is more likely to withdraw?

• A) Men are most likely to demand; women are most likely to withdraw.
• B) Women are most likely to demand; men are most likely to withdraw.
• C) Women are most likely to demand and most likely to withdraw.
• D) Men are most likely to demand and most likely to withdraw.

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