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title: Relationships
category: Scene Inspector
tags: scene inspector, relationships, character arcs, continuity
contextKey: sceneInspector.relationships
micro: Track relationship changes as scene events.
quickTitle: Relationship events
quickSummary: Relationship events show how family, friendship, romance, rivalry, mentorship and professional bonds evolve through scenes.
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# Overview

Relationships change through scenes. A conversation may deepen trust, expose betrayal, begin attraction, damage a friendship or shift a professional alliance. Recording those changes helps character arcs stay visible.

# Relationship Types

Types describe the shape of the bond: family, friendship, romance, rivalry, mentorship, professional, alliance or another story-specific connection.

# Reciprocity

Relationships can be mutual or one-sided. One character may love, trust, resent or mentor another without the feeling being returned. That asymmetry is often the story.

# Intensity

Intensity records relationship strength. A low-intensity rivalry might be irritation. A high-intensity rivalry might drive major choices. A romance can be quiet but intense, or public but shallow.

# Evolution

Use events when the relationship state changes in this scene. This helps you see whether a breakup has setup, whether forgiveness arrives too quickly, or whether a character behaves as if a relationship has changed before the scene that actually changes it.

# Related Guides

- [Characters](/Help/Article/characters.overview)
- [Character Appearances](/Help/Article/timeline.characterAppearances)