Tina and her sister were very close when they were growing up. They kept each other's deepest secrets. Once Tina got married, she and her sister had weekly phone conversations to keep in touch. After a particularly long phone conversation, Tina's husband asked her what was going on with her sister. Tina said, "Oh, nothing much.". Her husband knew this wasn't true, but didn't ask any more

questions. What relationship dialect does this reflect?

a. autonomy/connection
b. novelty/predictability
c. openness/closedness
d. neutralization
e. separation


c

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