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Relationships are contrived. They are contrived by the people in them. They are formed because one of the parties sets out, more or less deliberately, with more or less forethought, to create the r...
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2019-12-08T04:59:34Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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System
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2019-12-08T04:59:34Z (over 4 years ago)
Relationships are contrived. They are contrived by the people in them. They are formed because one of the parties sets out, more or less deliberately, with more or less forethought, to create the relationship. In other words, relationships are the result of courtships. We are social creatures and we court other people all the time. In many cases, the courtship is mutual, or becomes mutual. If you attempt to have the relationship form without one character courting the other, that will seem contrived. It will seem contrived because the relationship will appear without either of the characters doing the things that form relationships. Figure out who wants the relationship and why and have them act accordingly to try to create the relationship. In other words, have one character court the other for believable reasons.
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2016-02-04T16:36:51Z (about 8 years ago)
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