: A story doesn't always need a "happily ever after" to be successful; sometimes, showing how characters grow apart is as vital as showing how they stay together. Conclusion
Partners who support each other’s individual dreams rather than requiring one person to sacrifice everything for the sake of the relationship.
This is why the “friends to lovers” arc has exploded. It admits that romance is not a separate track from the rest of life. It is a deepening of an existing song. When Joel and Sheila navigate polyamory in The Polycule (or even Nick and Jess in New Girl ), the drama shifts from “Will they?” to “How will they survive being they?”

