Autumn moved from Alaska, where she had a long yet dissatisfyingrelationship with a man named Winter. She moved to Los Angeles, CA,where she started what she considers a rather mediocre relationshipwith Tom, a man who literally embodies the "Nice Guy" problem &whom she finds overly sensitive because some woman named Summerdumped him after 290 days of dating & then married someone elselike 480 days after they initially met (so like Summer actuallymarried that other dude 6 months after breaking up with Tom in themovie). Despite all that, he's better than Winter, andthe best option she's met thus far. Moreover, as an introvert,she's unlikely to meet many alternatives.

From the perspective of interdependence theory, Autumn is in asituation in which her

Autumn moved from Alaska, where she had a long yet dissatisfyingrelationship with a man named Winter. She moved to Los Angeles, CA,where she started what she considers a rather mediocre relationshipwith Tom, a man who literally embodies the "Nice Guy" problem &whom she finds overly sensitive because some woman named Summerdumped him after 290 days of dating & then married someone elselike 480 days after they initially met (so like Summer actuallymarried that other dude 6 months after breaking up with Tom in themovie). Despite all that, he's better than Winter, andthe best option she's met thus far. Moreover, as an introvert,she's unlikely to meet many alternatives.

From the perspective of interdependence theory, Autumn is in asituation in which her

A) CL_alt > CL > outcome

B) outcome > CL > CL_alt

C) CL_alt > outcome > CL

D) CL > outcome> CL_alt

E) CL > CL_alt > outcome