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George And Charley's Relationship
George and Charley have known each other for a long time. They both lived in England before moving to California and have been close friends since and at one point more than friends. Charley still wishes that her and George were still something and is a little jealous of him and his boyfriend Jim. Charley is lonely and is unhappy with her life since her last relationship and wishes her and George could be together. She is unhappy with her life because she doesn’t have a job, a life, and hates being single. After Jim died in the car accident, Charley saw the opening for her and George's relationship that could happen like it once had. They were both lonely so Charley thought that George would be up for a relationship but sadly for Charley, George isn’t into women anymore. …show more content…
They go over some funny memories they have made together when they both lived in England. When they get to talking, George and Charley get into an argument about George and Jim’s 16 year relationship. Charley thinks that George wasn’t really in love with Jim which obviously upset George. He really loved Jim and was very taken back when his best friend for many years doubted their relationship. George and Charley have shared many memories together and have had an amazing friendship but for George, it wasn’t going to be anything more than a friendship. The relationship between Charley and George may have happened at one point in time but it wasn’t going to happen again because they have both changed so much in those years. I believe that their friendship could have moved past this and still have been extremely
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