All of the following are ways to strengthen relationships except:
a. criticizing weaknesses
b. showing respect and leadership
c. cooperating and working together
d. supporting one another

Explanation:

Among the options, the only negative action couples shouldn't do is A. criticizing weaknesses.

When we are in a relationship, it's important to take actions that strengthen the bound, that includes respecting one another, respecting other opinion, supporting each other through problems, taking care each other, communicating goals, and so on.

However, it's also important to dialogue a lot when someone fails, but that conversations must be in a constructive way, otherwise it won't help.

So, choice A is about criticizing weaknesses, that doesn't offer any chances of growth as a couple, because implies to just highlight the bad things of the other in a mean way.

Therefore, the right answer is A.

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