Hailie and Toni have been dating for almost a year when Hailie tells Toni, "I want to end our relationship; I find you to be just too selfish." Toni replies "Good; I was thinking we were not good for each other because you are so self-centred and demanding of my time." Which negative reciprocal communication pattern are they using?
A)arguments involving punctuation
B)complaint-counter complaint
C)disagreement-disagreement
D)mutual indifference

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Hailie and Toni are using the complaint-counter complaint communication pattern, where one person makes a complaint and the other person responds with a counter complaint. In this case, Hailie complained about Toni being too selfish, and Toni responded with a counter complaint about Hailie being self-centered and demanding.

Hailie and Toni Have Been Dating for Almost a Year