Marie is going back and forth between wanting to commit to Jim and wanting to get to know Allen. She is experiencing:
A) a lack of commitment.
B) closedness versus openness
C) novelty versus predictability
D) autonomy versus connection

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Marie is struggling with the choice of committing to Jim, which implies closedness or a commitment to one person, versus wanting to get to know Allen, which implies openness to exploring new relationships. Therefore, Marie is experiencing a conflict between closedness versus openness. The other options (lack of commitment, novelty versus predictability, autonomy versus connection) do not fully capture the nature of her conflict.

Marie Is Going Back and Forth Between Wanting to Commit