Ben and Melissa, a married couple, agree that Melissa will share household duties such as cooking, cleaning, and washing equally. Also, since both partners are working, they decide to hire a fulltime babysitter for their one-year-old son. Which of the following steps in the process of learning marital roles and identity bargaining is seen in this scenario? A) treating the partners as a friend
B) identifying with the roles
C) negotiating changes in their new roles
D) treating the partner as a confidant