When partners start to feel willing to engage in criticisms because they are not typically viewed as a threat to the relationship, which of the following stages of the social penetration process have they reached?

A. orientation stage
B. exploratory affective exchange stage
C. stable exchange stage
D. affective exchange stage


Answer: D

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