Imagine You Are a Relationship Advice Columnist

question 13

Essay

Imagine you are a relationship advice columnist.You receive the following email.Using what you know about relationship dialectics,respond to this person.Be sure to use at least 3 terms from the chapter:students should identify the dialectic [autonomy-connection],identify the current management strategy [temporal selection],and suggest another strategy [e.g.reframing])
Dear Communication Expert.
I'm having a problem in my relationship.I love spending time with my boyfriend Max.We have fun together,he's really nice,and I really like him.However,I don't want to be with him all of the time.I like doing my own thing too.My friends say this is weird and that if I love Max,I should want to be with him as much as possible.Max also seems hurt when I say I want time alone.Right now,I'm just giving in and spending most of my time with him because it seems like the right thing to do;but I'm not happy.I don't want to break up with Max,but I also don't want him to be my whole life.Is something wrong with me? Can I fix this problem?
Thank you!
Confused in California

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Definitions:

Total Output

The total quantity of goods or services produced by a firm or economy.

Fixed Costs

Expenses that do not change with the level of goods or services produced by a business.

Variable Costs

Expenses that vary directly with the level of production or volume of output.

Average Variable Cost

The total variable cost divided by the quantity of output produced, showing how variable costs change with output levels.