Conflict: A LOVE INTEREST TAKING UP WITH SOMEONE ELSE

A LOVE INTEREST TAKING UP WITH SOMEONE ELSE

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Conflict is your story’s secret sauce, supplying tension, relationship friction, and complications to a character’s journey. It comes in a million different forms, so identify the obstacles and problems that will hit your character the hardest by using the Character Builder to uncover their primary insecurities, fears , and desires. Don’t forget to include everyday conflict scenarios that will frustrate them and keep the pressure high.

A girlfriend or boyfriend breaking up with the character to try again with an ex
A promising match from an online app canceling a date because they've met someone else
The character discovering they've been used by a love interest to get close to a friend, roommate, or sibling
Attending a party or other social event with a date only to have them leave with someone else
The character developing feelings for a co-worker who begins dating someone else
A long-time crush embarking on a romantic relationship
A long-distance lover breaking things off to pursue a local relationship
Being too slow to act on a mutual attraction and the other party moving on to someone else

Awkward moments when the character and love interest run into each other
Having to retrieve belongings left at the other's apartment
Canceling reservations, theater tickets, or plans for a shared trip
Embarrassment at having to explain to people what happened
Changing their social media status to "single" and feeling pitied
Flying solo at events
Having to start over in the dating department
Becoming the "third wheel" at social functions
Carefully selecting activities and group hangouts to minimize chance run-ins

A LOVE INTEREST TAKING UP WITH SOMEONE ELSE

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