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About the biggest challenge in creating a day-and-night dynamic is to keep the ''attract'' and ''repel'' cases relatively balanced. When the pendulum swings too far toward the ''repel'' side and the characters seem more interested in torturing each other than helping out, it’s no longer cute to watch; it’s just [[The Masochism Tango|masochistic]]. The key (both in fiction and in [[Real Life]]) is to watch the pair's goals. If they want the same thing but use completely different methods to achieve it, it's '''Opposites Attract'''. If they want ''different'' things entirely, it's a divorce waiting to happen. |
About the biggest challenge in creating a day-and-night dynamic is to keep the ''attract'' and ''repel'' cases relatively balanced. When the pendulum swings too far toward the ''repel'' side and the characters seem more interested in torturing each other than helping out, it’s no longer cute to watch; it’s just [[The Masochism Tango|masochistic]]. The key (both in fiction and in [[Real Life]]) is to watch the pair's goals. If they want the same thing but use completely different methods to achieve it, it's '''Opposites Attract'''. If they want ''different'' things entirely, it's a divorce waiting to happen. |
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If you add a third-party mediator for balance, you get a [[ |
If you add a third-party mediator for balance, you get a [[Trio]]. |
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Contrast [[Birds of a Feather]]. |
Contrast [[Birds of a Feather]]. |
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