Ajia used to live in New York City,where she had a long history of successful close relationships,and attractive men often asked her out.She now lives in Laramie,Wyoming,where she is in,what she considers,a rather poor relationship with Tom,a man she finds insensitive,although he is better than the other options available in her smaller community.From the perspective of social exchange theory,Ajia is in a situation where her:

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According to social exchange theory, individuals evaluate their relationships based on their comparison levels (CL), which represent their expectations of what they believe they deserve in a relationship, and their comparison level for alternatives (CLS1U1B1alt), which represent their perceptions of the available alternatives outside of the relationship. Outcome refers to the rewards and costs of the relationship. In Ajia's situation, her CL exceeds her outcome, which means she may feel dissatisfied with her current relationship as it does not meet her expectations. However, her outcome exceeds her CLS1U1B1alt.S1U1B0, indicating that although her relationship is not ideal, the alternatives (other available partners) are less desirable than her current relationship.

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