The Relationship Dynamic

I think I'm recovered from the mad-dash weekend. The poor blog has languished here, wondering when I'm coming back and (no doubt) missing me.

I was thinking about relationships in writing over the weekend (thanks to Chris, who opened my eyes to this while we were talking about other novels and stories while I was visiting him and Janet) and was wondering if other authors pay attention to the detail of relationships they have their characters in. I'm not talking about the general romantic...