Item Text	Response Set
42	I give in to my partner to keep him from getting angry.	RS1
43	I hold back my feelings in order to avoid conflict with my partner.	RS1
44	I watch what I say because my partner might get angry.	RS1
45	I avoid conflict with my partner.	RS1
46	I get quiet during difficult conversations because I am afraid of what my partner’s reaction might be.	RS1
47	I use silence to influence the way difficult conversations go.	RS1
48	I avoid disagreeing with my partner.	RS2
49	When my partner and I disagree, he usually gets his way.	RS2
50	When my partner and I disagree, I am usually quiet.	RS2
51	I am afraid to disagree with my partner.	RS2
52	When my partner and I disagree, I don’t express my feelings to avoid making my partner angry.	RS2
53	When my partner and I disagree, my partner has more say about how we resolve the disagreement.	RS2