Unmarried couples often make assumptions about the nature of their relationship and their mutual obligations and then assume that they have agreement about various matters that were never discussed. These unshared assumptions are called:

A. shadow roles.
B. private contracts.
C. random agreements.
D. alternative contracts.


Answer: B

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