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... > social science subjects > sociology > social interaction > human relationships > creating and maintaining closeness > secret tests of relationship status
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secret tests of relationship status  

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  • Secret tests of relationship status are calculated strategies that individuals use to learn, often without asking, how another person feels about their friendship or romantic relationship. They are opportunities for an individual to intuit by the other person's reaction whether that person wants to continue or deepen the relationship. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Relationships; Secret Tests of Relationship Status]

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