Relationship Behaviors

"I'm sorry, but I can't make it to your party this Saturday." "That's OK. You don't need to ______."

• a. judge

• b. forgive

• c. apologize

"Do you ever ______ with your sister?" "All the time. We can never agree."

• a. argue

• b. criticize

• c. forgive

"I'll send you an email." "Uh, can't we ______ by phone?"

• a. forgive

• b. criticize

• c. communicate

"Gene wants to go to the movies, but I don't want to go out." "Why don't you ______ about others and watch a movie at home?"

• a. gossip

• b. compromise

• c. judge

"Those shoes are ugly." "Why do you always have to ______ me?"

• a. forgive

• b. lie

• c. criticize

"I'm sorry for forgetting your birthday." "It's OK. I ______ you."

• a. gossip

• b. judge

• c. forgive

"Did you hear what happened to Mike and Amy?" "You shouldn't ______ about your friends."

• a. gossip

• b. lie

• c. apologize

"My brother made an awful decision about his job." "Well, you really shouldn't ______ him."

• a. apologize

• b. judge

• c. argue

"Is he an honest person?" "Not really. He ______ a lot."

• a. argues

• b. lies

• c. communicates

"Is John going to ______ to his sister?" "Yes. He is really sorry."

• a. apologize

• b. compromise

• c. communicate