They often find themselves feeling as if this lack of uncertainty has led to a degree of stagnation. while they enjoy the stability that certainty brings to a relationship, they sometimes wish there was more uncertainty to keep things fresh. what phenomenon are erick and ellen experiencing?

dialectical uncertainty

Explanation:

Relational dialectics is an interpersonal communication theory about close personal ties and relationships that highlights the tensions, struggles and interplay between contrary tendencies.The theory, proposed respectively by Leslie Baxte and Barbara Montgomery in 1988, defines communication patterns between relationship partners as the result of endemic dialectical tensions.

(Source https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relational_dialectics)

can you tell me where are the ansawer choices

answer: musical connotation

leonard b. meyer (1918-2007) was an american composer, author and philosopher. his work emotion and meaning in music is perhaps the first major treatise on music. it is a philosophical and psychological work, greatly influenced by koffka (one of the major proponents of gestalt psychology). his work deals with the problem of musical meaning and musical communication.