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Character Relationship Map Example Character Relationship Map: How I Met Your Mother Write brief descriptions detailing how each of your characters feels about the others. You only need to list the key characters in your pilot. Consider also listing how the characters feel about themselves. Marshall Best friend. Envious that Marshall married his first real girlfriend. Lily Other best friend. Great for advice, especially with women. Good friend. Thinks he’s ridiculous but funny with his womanizing Barney ways. In love with her, but can't date because she doesn’t want marriage or Ted Robin kids. Ted Classic nice guy that finishes last. Seeking the love his friends have. Ted Best friend. Makes classic and constant dating mistakes. Lily His soul mate. She’s sweet and raunchy. Caring and hypersexual. Barney Can’t relate to womanizing ways but is entertained. Pretty and funny, but doesn’t always like her presence because it hurts Marshall Robin Ted. Lucky guy, with a law career, great friends and married his first girl Marshall friend. Ted Best friend. Can be a lost puppy that needs tough love. Marshall Soul mate. The softer side of the relationship. She can control it. Barney Has limited tolerance for his crass, but she sees his deeper side. Lily Robin Female friend. Thinks she’s great, but wrong for Ted. Lily Kindergarten teacher who is as sweet as she is bad ass. Character Relationship Map: How I Met Your Mother Ted Best friend (though Ted disagrees). In desperate need of his advice. Marshall Throwing his life away by settling down. Lily Gives him real life advice. Confidante. She’s stealing away his friend. Barney Robin Beautiful with the same commitment phobias he has. Barney Lives the sweet life. Only relationships he needs are friends. Ted Great guy. Great catch. Wants different things. Marshall Super nice guy. Lectures her about Ted. Lily Honest girl friend. Has a different approach to life. Robin Barney Shares his views on dating, drinking, marriage and most things. Robin Super ambitious. A little conflicted on what she truly wants in life. .
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