Novelty vs. Predictability is also referred to as Uncertainty vs. Certainty . The internal tension is a part of six other relational dialects popularized by researcher L. A. Baxter. Predictability vs. Novelty refers to the “routine and uncertainty of perceptions and behaviors in relationships. .” This tension focuses on the partners’ needs for spontaneity, stimulation, novelty, on one hand, and the need for certainty, routinization and predictability on the other . “Without some element of surprise, the relationship may become boring and emotionally dead” .