Xian and Bo have fallen into a pattern in their relationship. Bo would like to go out more, but Xian would prefer to stay home. They are experiencing tension along which dialectic?
A) autonomy and connectedness
B) novelty and predictability
C) openness and closedness
D) agency and constraint

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The tension between Bo's desire to go out more (seeking novelty) and Xian's preference to stay home (seeking predictability) exemplifies the novelty-predictability dialectic. This dialectic involves the balance between wanting routine and predictability in a relationship versus desiring new experiences and change.

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