Which Is Not an Effective Relational Maintenance Strategy

question 72

Multiple Choice

Which is not an effective relational maintenance strategy?

• A) telling your partner that he or she should stop seeing a friend because that friend is creepy
• B) expressing appreciation for your partner
• C) asking your partner for advice about an important decision you have to make
• D) helping your partner clean out his or her garage

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