If Riya discloses Max’s personal information to others without his permission, their relationship is most likely to be damaged. If a partner has a person’s permission to share some of his or her personal information, then disclosing it to others is unlikely to affect their relationship. However, if the person has not given the partner permission to disclose certain information and the person expects it to remain between the two of them, then disclosure is likely to damage their relationship.

a. being aggressive
b. describing his feelings
c. protecting his feelings
d. buffering his words

b. describing his feelings
In this scenario, Abe is describing his feelings. Describing feelings refers to naming the emotions you are feeling without judging them. Doing so teaches others how to treat us by explaining how what has happened affects us.