If you decide to embrace the fact that your relationship will "settle" and become more predictable, and you make peace with having less novelty in the relationship, you have used as a method of dealing with dialectical tension.

Reaffirmation

Explanation:

This concept relates to the theory of relational dialectics. This is an interpersonal theory that explains communication between two people who have a relationship. The theory mainly addresses the many different tensions and difficulties that can arise in such a relationship. One of the methods for dealing with dialectical tension that this theory discusses is that of reaffirmation. Reaffirmation is the process of accepting a situation as a normal and healthy part of a relationship.

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