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Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/38692
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I am developing a college-age female character and think that there may be a contradiction.

This is an important secondary character, a good-natured girl, who is unfortunately quite promiscuous. This is mostly because she is "happy-go-lucky", but the alcohol also plays some role. I am thinking that plot development between her and male characters is already laid out rather well, but I just realized that her relationship with female friends may be lacking and even contradictory.

Would "regular" college age girls shun out their friend if she is overly promiscuous for their circle? For my story, I still would like her to be surrounded by friends, who would give her at least a grudging level of support.

P.S. This is not about the sexual violence. This girl would be much more upset about her inability to establish long term relationship. I just can't avoid thinking that she would be inevitably crossing paths with some of her friends' boyfriends.

P.P.S. I feel that I need to expand on how I planned the "romantic arc" of my story. There are two friends, "traditional" college-age guys, who normally keep up with the same "traditional" crowd of boys and girls, where steady relationships are appreciated. On one of the "traditional" parties (meaning rather modest than wild), they meet one sweet girl, who shows no outside indication of being into one night stands. The two guys start to pursue this girl, independently from each other, and things are going well beyond their expectations. Then it becomes clear that neither of them can "claim" the girl - while the girl herself likes them both and just can not decide. Her friends, belatedly, explain to the guys that this is not the first time such thing happens to the girl. The guys go to major conflict between each other, while still trying to win girl's heart.

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