Maggie and Matt are having problems because Matt did not tell Maggie he had been fired. When she found out, Maggie was angry because he hadn’t told her. Matt thought it was none of her business. Which internal dialectical tension does this represent?

A. autonomy vs. connection
B. openness vs. closedness
C. predictability vs. novelty
D. revelation vs. concealment


B. openness vs. closedness

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