Amanda is not happy with her relationship with Taylor. She thinks that Taylor has been neglecting her recently and she suspects that he may even be seeing someone else. One day, she decides that it is time to end things. As much as she wants to terminate the relationship, Amanda is afraid of confronting Taylor. Instead of being direct, she emotionally distances herself from Taylor, starts responding rudely to his messages, and acts frustrated with him when they are together. Eventually, Taylor tells Amanda that he isn$$t happy anymore and breaks up with her. Which relationship termination strategy did Amanda use?

Justification

Negative identity management

De$-$escalation

Positive$-$tone strategies

None of these answers cover the strategy Amanda used