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it’s actually incredibly touching and really uncommon to see such an important emphasis on friendship. I feel like a lot of romances in general dismiss it as less valuable or at the very least not comparable to romantic love. Though this is obviously a getting-together story, it feels more like an interpretation of how meaningful love is in all forms it takes :) I’m probably reading into it too deeply, but it’s super refreshing to see a character that values friendship in a way that isn’t necessarily less than romance. It’s well written, lightheartedly funny, and overall develops and maintains a theme of universal love for friends/family/partners that I really like.