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Bernice sat next to Bob on the plane. Bob smiled, and said “hello” as Bernice introduced herself. An hour later, Bernice listened attentively as Bob told her he was upset because he and his wife had just been divorced. Before their plane had touched down, Bob had asked Bernice to meet him for dinner.
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Miller, L.C., Read, S.J. (1987). Why Am I Telling You This?. In: Derlega, V.J., Berg, J.H. (eds) Self-Disclosure. Perspectives in Social Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3523-6_3
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