Leah tells Brayden that she “just wants to be friends” when she actually wants to end the relationship altogether. What disengagement strategy has Leah used?

A. cost escalation
B. pseudo de-escalation
C. the relationship talk trick
D. avoidance


B. pseudo de-escalation

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