With Respect to Saying "No" in Relationships, the Authors of Your

With respect to saying "no" in relationships, the authors of your text would say:

A) if we are really committed, and it is not a moral or legal issue, then we should comply although we really don't want to.
B) we should avoid saying no because the other person may feel hurt.
C) this is usually not a significant source of anxiety for most people.
D) if a person wants to say no and doesn't, it may create such negative feelings that the resulting shared activity is not pleasurable for either party.