CONFLICT THESAURUS

HAVING A ONE-NIGHT STAND WITH A CO-WORKER



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HELPFUL TIP:

Conflict is your story’s secret sauce, supplying tension, relationship friction, and complications to a character’s journey. It comes in a million different forms, so identify the obstacles and problems that will hit your character the hardest by using the Character Builder to uncover their primary insecurities, fears , and desires. Don’t forget to include everyday conflict scenarios that will frustrate them and keep the pressure high.
CATEGORY:
Failures and mistakes, relationship friction, moral dilemmas and temptations

EXAMPLES:
The character hooking up with their boss on a business trip
Sleeping with a co-worker after having too much to drink at an office party
Celebrating a company win over dinner and letting things go too far
Running into a co-worker in an unexpected setting (such as a concert, club, or rodeo) and getting together when they realize they have a lot in common
Using a co-worker as a rebound from a recently ended relationship

MINOR COMPLICATIONS:
Awkward interactions with the other party at work
Having to let the co-worker down easy afterward
Having to work closely with the other party while acting like nothing happened
Needing to follow the company's dating policy and confess the liaison to Human Resources 
The character feeling like they've been taken advantage of 
One party having stronger feelings than the other and not agreeing about how to move forward
The co-worker blabbing details to the whole office about their experience with the character
The co-worker changing their behavior toward the character after the incident, such as avoiding being alone with them or giving them the silent treatment
The character changing their schedule to avoid having to work directly with the other person
The co-worker later being promoted into a position of authority over the character

POTENTIALLY DISASTROUS RESULTS:
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RESULTING EMOTIONS:
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POSSIBLE INTERNAL STRUGGLES:
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PEOPLE WHO COULD BE NEGATIVELY AFFECTED:
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NEGATIVE TRAITS THAT COULD MAKE THE SITUATION WORSE:
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IMPACT ON BASIC NEEDS:
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WOUNDS THIS COULD LEAD TO:
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POSITIVE TRAITS TO HELP THE CHARACTER COPE:
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POSITIVE OUTCOMES:
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