How To Basics: Realistic Friendships

Hello there,
A large part of character development is their relationships with other characters, whether they be merely casual or intimate beyond belief. A relationship is never perfect, no matter what type, there will always be ups and downs, that's what makes it real.

I think I will start with friendships.
Friendships are the quintessential relationships in everyone's lives so it shouldn't be any different for your characters. The way a character acts with a friendship will depend on their personality.
Optimistic characters will often approach friendships fast, mostly in a positive way, which usually develops quickly into a 'best' or 'close' friendship.

Whereas pessimistic characters would be more weary of rushing into friendships and take a more relaxed and cautious approach.

Naive Characters are more likely to trust quickly in friendships whereas characters who are more careful with who they trust may take longer to open up.

Character are going to have differences; arguments. Though these need to be categorized and carefully planned otherwise they can seem overboard or even underwritten.

Small disagreements: Small disagreements in writing often include: The Character speaking in a smug tone with catty comments and also side wards and spiteful glances. This can sometime escalate into something more but often ends in a cold atmosphere.

Large arguments: These are usually over larger and more significant problems and often includes: shouting, blaming, crying and sometimes even threats can be made. These usually do not break friendships but can sometimes cause periods of awkwardness.

Full blown arguments:
These arguments are often the hardest to convey as they can often sound cliche. Easy ways to prevent this is:
-Only 'shout' when necessary.
-Exclamation marks should be used with precaution.
- Think if the topic is worth a full blow argument.
- Try to stay true to your characters morals

Something to bare in mind-
if you wouldn't personally forgive someone for what they've done, its highly likely that your character wouldn't either
Use you common sense.

I realise that this post Is once again very short but I believe that these are the complete basics of character friendships and arguments as this can often cheapen writing.

Until next time
Xo