Reggie Wanted to Ask Sharyl on a Date

Multiple Choice

Reggie wanted to ask Sharyl on a date. Rather than coming out directly and asking her, he went about it indirectly by asking her if she was busy on Saturday night. She indicated that she had plans. Through this exchange, Reggie has been gently rejected and Sharyl does not feel like a rude person. This social interaction allowed Reggie and Sharyl to __________.

A) preserve the looking-glass self
B) engage in ethnomethodology
C) save face
D) talk down to each other