4...

The male lead is a bit more of an issue for me in this whole writing process thing. There are quite a few ways I can go with this:

1. The man is everything I think I am looking for in a romantic counterpart but through some tragic circumstance we are kept from being together.

2. The man is everything I think I am looking for in a romantic counterpart but through some tragic circumstance I realize that there is more to love and relationships than a shopping cart list of qualities I think would make me happy.

3. The man is everything I think I am looking for in a romantic counterpart but through some tragic circumstance I end up being less than everything HE is looking for in a romantic counterpart and he doesn’t want to be with me.

4. The man is less than everything I am looking for in a romantic counterpart but I feel so sorry and attached to his potential that I keep trying to fix him and help him realize his true self worth and then when it doesn’t work I eventually get bored and go on searching for someone who is already what I am looking for.

5. The man is less than everything I am looking for in a romantic counterpart but I feel so sorry and attached to his potential that I keep trying to fix him and help him realize his true self worth and then when he finally does, he realized that I am less than everything he is looking for in a romantic counterpart and doesn’t want to be with me.

6. The man is less than everything I am looking for in a romantic counterpart but I am afraid of being alone so I try to fool myself and through tragic circumstances am perpetually hurt, left restless and eventually get smart enough to realize that I would rather be alone than settle for a relationship that only sometimes leaves me satisfied.

... you get the idea.