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Teri Leigh 💜's avatar

". . . relationships, with all their complexities and nuances, are what make the stories feel real and relatable."

When I read stories, books, or even watch shows or movies, it is always the character development, and specifically how relationships influence character development that keeps me engaged. When story leads with plot, I lose interest. When a story leads with character, I am engulfed.

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Kathleen Thorne RN, LMT's avatar

🥲 ….. good tears.

Do you have any books already written to buy like these friendships?

We moved around so much when I was a child and teenager and then as a young adult I seem to follow suit and always had 1 foot out the door so making friends wasn’t really too much a part of my life.

I’ve never met a stranger, but true friends are hard to come by. I have a nurse friend, but I haven’t seen her in like 7 years and we’re probably an hour and a half from each other. She’s married and has kids and I’m not married and don’t have kids and taking care of my parents so it seems like life always gets in the way.

I’ve met people here online that I would definitely say are my friends. I would do anything for them p, but none of us are close in proximity and most of them are overseas in other countries, so it is what it is.

It’s part of the reason I love reading your different chapters about the different characters and it just reminds me of friendships I would like to have. I know it’s a lot of work and both people have to want it to make it work and it’s hard to find people like that these days.

Any so-called friends I really had growing were mainly the guys, because I loved sports and kind of a tomboy and just got along with them really well.

Life isn’t over yet and I still have time…. And the there are your books 😉

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