It takes a lot of experience of life to see why some relationships last and others do not. But we do not have to wait for a crisis to get an idea of the future of a particular relationship. Our behavior in little every incidents tells us a great deal.
Somehow, you can achieve a directness in the novel that you can't get anywhere else.
The thing is that, they all had real strong personalities and real distinct identities, and I don't find most of the groups that are coming out now really do.