Dave has recently taken Jennifer out for a wonderful, elaborate birthday date, which involved all of Jennifer's favorite activities and an expensive gift. However, when Dave's birthday came a week later, Jennifer gave him some flowers and told him that she had too much work to do, so they could not go out anywhere. Remembering the birthday he had given Jennifer a week earlier, Dave was very upset. Jennifer could not understand his anger and told him that she had thought that the gift he had given her was because he loved her, not because he thought he would get a gift later. Dave considers the relationship to be based on __________ and Jennifer considers the relationship to be __________.
A) equality; equitable
B) equity; equal
C) communality; based on exchange principles
D) exchange; communal

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Dave views the relationship as transactional (exchange), where he expects his efforts to be reciprocated, while Jennifer sees it as communal, based on love and care without the expectation of direct reciprocation.

Dave Has Recently Taken Jennifer Out for a Wonderful, Elaborate