The authors of the textbook note that people often do not publicize privacy needs directly because communicating privacy needs in intimate relationships can be difficult. What is the reason for this difficulty?

A. Privacy needs can only be communicated verbally, not nonverbally.
B. Privacy needs signal a desire for time away from one’s partner.
C. Intimate partners tend to guess at privacy needs before one communicates them.
D. Strict schedules of autonomy and connection are difficult to keep.


C. Intimate partners tend to guess at privacy needs before one communicates them.

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