Martin Buber, a German Jewish philosopher and theologian, contrasted two types of relationships between people-I-It versus I-Thou. Identify a true statement about an I-Thou relationship.
A) The relationship is created through monologue.
B) The relationship lacks mutuality.
C) In an I-Thou relationship, people regard their partners as the very one they are.
D) In an I-Thou relationship, people resolve to treat their partners as a means to their own end.

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In an I-Thou relationship, individuals engage with each other authentically and genuinely, recognizing and valuing the other as a unique and whole being, rather than as an object or means to an end.

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