Nikolai and Teresa are trying to decide which restaurant they should take their friend Thomas to for his birthday. Nikolai wants to take Thomas to a Vietnamese restaurant (which serves generous portions of inexpensive but delicious food), and Teresa wants to take Thomas to a French restaurant (which serves expensive and beautifully presented food). To resolve the issue, they decide to flip a coin. If Nikolai wins the coin toss they will take Thomas to the Vietnamese restaurant and the next time a friend of theirs has a birthday they will take her or him to the French restaurant Teresa likes. If Teresa wins the coin toss, they will go to the French restaurant first and the Vietnamese restaurant later. The conflict style they used is best described as:
A) avoidant.
B) compromising.
C) collaborating.
D) yielding.

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Nikolai and Teresa's decision to flip a coin to decide which restaurant to choose represents a compromising conflict style. They both give up something to reach a mutually acceptable solution, ensuring each option will be chosen eventually.

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