Thom and Angie usually go out to dinner on Friday nights to relax after the work week. This past Friday night, Thom came home fr
om work and told Angie to pack a suitcase. Angie was not particularly excited about changing their usual Friday night routine, but once they were packed, Thom drove them to the airport. There he had tickets waiting for a surprise flight to Reno, and a rental car reserved so they could drive up the mountain to Lake Tahoe for the weekend. What dialectical tension is apparent in this scenario?
In this case, predictability has to do with Angie, who always expects to relax on Friday night as a consequence of the work week. However, Thom's surprise plan to spend the weekend in Reno happens to be something new, original and unusual for the couple, sinve they are used to spending weekends at home.
