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There are times when we stare at a blank page trying to come up with conflicts for our characters. Nothing is coming to mind and we feel discouraged. We forget to look around us - there's conflict and drama everywhere you look!
Let's say your character, let's call him Simon, cheats on your other character, Samantha. What you see is a done deal, right? I mean, Samantha might forgive him and stick around but most readers will abandon your book if they don't believe in second chances. Now, what if this wasn't Simon's first time cheating and Samantha knew it and stuck around anyway the first time? What kind of thoughts does a situation like that bring forth? For the sake of the argument, let's keep going with this. Samantha becomes violent the last time Simon cheated and beat the other girl up, not harming a single hair on him, then goes out, finds some random guy and does the revenge thing, then comes back home to Simon. According to this couple, what they have is true love. There isn't a single wrong they can do, that would ever separate them.
Reality or fiction? Reality, believe it or not! I know the couple very well. Do I agree with how they live? No, but it's not my place to judge. Would I ever write about a relationship of such caliber?  Not in an actual story form or otherwise. I just wanted to point out that conflict depends on people and how they look at things. Whether or not they can handle certain things in life, all that depends on the individual.
The point is, put yourself in his or her shoes. Would you have reacted different? Would you stay or leave? It is always about perspective and your own thinking. Unless we out ourselves in the same or similar situation, we can only guess what we would do. If I were her, I'd have left him a long time ago. Then again, she might see something I don't. My first thought was stupid. Then, I thought about it some more, trying to see what their solution brings.
Nothing good. It's still called love, according to them, but trust doesn't exist anymore. They might say one thing, but their actions speak louder than those words.
I know that we all have our own choices to make and they've made theirs. If you added this kind of conflict into a story would you believe it and keep reading to see what will happen in the end of would you toss the book aside, being more annoyed rather than bored with the story?
Different solutions for different problems, yes, but it comes out different when you step into someone's shoes and then make decisions.
'Til next time!
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