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Which-of the following repeesents the tension management strategy bolanor? You and your partner might decide to give up some of your alone time to be with lienth, but aho racrifice some important times with friends to be together. b You and your partrer might decide that you are wiling to talk openly about your families and friendships, but you do not mant to talk at all about past romantic partners. c A couple might deolde to spend time together on the werhends, but sot igend tive lippether during the week so they also have time for their individual work, interevth, and lisends. d All of the above

          Which-of the following repeesents the tension management strategy bolanor?
You and your partner might decide to give up some of your alone time to be with lienth, but aho racrifice some important times with friends to be together.
b You and your partrer might decide that you are wiling to talk openly about your families and friendships, but you do not mant to talk at all about past romantic partners.
c
A couple might deolde to spend time together on the werhends, but sot igend tive lippether during the week so they also have time for their individual work, interevth, and lisends.
d All of the above

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Which-of the following repeesents the tension management strategy bolanor? You and your partner might decide to give up some of your alone time to be with lienth, but aho racrifice some important times with friends to be together. b You and your partrer might decide that you are wiling to talk openly about your families and friendships, but you do not mant to talk at all about past romantic partners. c A couple might deolde to spend time together on the werhends, but sot igend tive lippether during the week so they also have time for their individual work, interevth, and lisends. d All of the above

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00:03 So first, we need to identify the dialectual tensions.

00:09 So in this situation with nesto and gina, we can identify several dialectual tensions.

00:22 So these tensions are inherent in close relationships and represent opposing needs or desires that individuals must balance.

00:30 So connection versus autonomy.

00:42 So nesto and gina enjoy each other's company, which speaks to their desire for connection.

00:46 However, as they notice annoying habits in each other, they may also crave autonomy or personal space to maintain their individual identities and personal habits.

01:00 We also have openness versus privacy.

01:06 So as their relationship progresses, they may struggle with how much they share about their feelings towards each other's habits.

01:12 They might want to be open to maintain honesty, but also desire privacy to avoid a necessary conflict or protect their partner's feelings.

01:30 Next, you have predictability versus novelty.

01:36 So the fact that they are noticing habits suggests a level of predictability in their interactions.

01:42 While some degree of predictability provides comfort and stability, they might also crave novelty to keep the relationship exciting and fresh.

01:52 So next, we're going to identify a strategy for managing the tension.

01:57 So considering the dialectual tensions identified, let's choose a strategy...

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