In These Relationships, Partners Are Polite, and They Interact, but They

question 24

Multiple Choice

In these relationships, partners are polite, and they interact, but they typically deal with superficial matters. This has been the norm for the partners since they married. For partners, activities and interests outside the relationship are primary sources of pleasure and satisfaction.

• A) vital marriage
• B) total marriage
• C) passive-congenial marriage
• D) constructive marriage
• E) conflict-habituated marriage

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A greater liking for one alternative over another or others.

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