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Why don't you make a large age difference between the soldier and the nurse? Like, a big age difference. Otherwise, what if the nurse just isn't into your soldier? What if he chews too loudly and ...
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Why don't you make a large age difference between the soldier and the nurse? Like, a big age difference. Otherwise, what if the nurse just isn't into your soldier? What if he chews too loudly and she finds him to be a slob? What if she has a hard time following his accented English? What if she's a staunch Catholic and she really isn't into anyone who isn't? What if he's an extrovert and she's an introvert? Or maybe she's not thinking about love during wartime at all. Perhaps your nurse is dedicated to her job and not to the individuals she tends to as a nurse. She's built up a wall around her just to endure the pain of tending to people who are dying. The war has made her numb to love and all she wants is to go home and dedicate herself to her job. She becomes a top nursing professor when she gets back to the United States and becomes active in pacifist causes. Who knows? You'll find out.