If, according to Relational Dialectics Theory, you try to balance conflicting desires to be open and honest with another person, while also protecting your privacy, you are negotiating the stability-change dialectic.

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You are negotiating the openness-closeness dialectic, not the stability-change dialectic. The openness-closeness dialectic involves managing the tension between wanting to share personal information (being open) and wanting to keep some information private (being closed).

If, According to Relational Dialectics Theory, You Try to Balance