Explain how 'turn toward' responses impact relationship stability and give an example of a turn toward vs turn away.

• A. Turn toward fosters connection and trust; example: acknowledging a partner's bid with a warm response; turn away: ignoring or changing the topic.
• B. Turn toward fosters distance; example: interrupting; Turn away: listening carefully.
• C. Turn toward has no impact; example: finishing partner's sentences; Turn away: pondering own needs.
• D. Turn toward only matters in conversations about finances; Turn away always leads to dissolution.

Answer: (A)