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what are the relations dave has in the series? if there's significant differences between movie and book, you can mention those too!

Ask me about my character’s series: accepting! 

I actually verbally went “THANK YOU.” when you mentioned the differences in relationships between the movie and books. I’ll mention now that the movie should be considered a different entity from the books; the characterization for John and Dave are perfect, but the plot is convoluted because they tried to keep in certain things from the first book, but it really only covers a third of what happened. You could watch the entire movie and only understand 30% of what’s really going on because of it. ANYWAY. Here are Dave’s major relationships in the series: 

John.His best friend, arguably his only friend. Dave is the person that keeps John from accidentally injuring and/or killing himself when he parties too hard and John keeps Dave from dissolving into his depressive episodes by keeping him distracted until he starts feeling better. They have a very complicated friendship, as Dave is often irritated or jealous of John’s charisma, while John can be very persuasive and jealous of Dave’s girlfriend, Amy. Their friendship has hit the rocks many times, but they’ve adapted and it has become very strong in recent years, in spite of their insecurities about each other. They help each other more than they don’t. The movie portrays this friendship and their characters very well. 

Amy.Dave’s girlfriend and an actual light in life. Amy is the reasonable one with a good head on her shoulders, a big loveable dork with an insane amount of patience. Dave is often very insecure about his relationship with Amy, often telling her that he cares about her happiness the most, even if it means not with him. Amy handles Dave’s emotional instability well and typically keeps him from sinking too far down the rabbit hole of ‘what ifs’. They have been engaged for several years but haven’t tied the knot. The movie... the worst thing the movie did was turn Amy’s character into Jennifer, Dave’s ex-girlfriend. They gave Jennifer Amy’s missing hand and dog and went “yeah, there’s Amy!” when their personalities are complete opposites. 

Molly.AKA, “Bark Lee” from the movie. Amy’s dog that lived with Dave for several months before returning to her. Molly bit someone infected with the Sauce and also gained the sight. She died and came back to life with no explanation why, has helped Dave escape a prison camp, and has saved the trio’s lives on multiple occasions. There is a lot of mystery to Molly, but she is definitely an extremely important character in the series and to Dave. 

I’ll mention the last two under a cut because this post is long and they’re not AS important, but still a little important.

Jennifer. Dave’s ex-girlfriend. Many people in the fandom forget Jennifer exists (deliberately) because she and Dave did not have a good relationship, but she was still important to him and to his character. He often struggles to look back on their relationship in a fond light, as it was built on a mutual traumatic experience and it was almost entirely physical. Jennifer made Dave cut off his friendship with John for several months, had no patience for Dave’s mental illnesses and most of his personality. She wanted to forget the experience while he kept dwelling on it. She eventually left him and he moved on with his life, but it’s always important to mention her as this is the first relationship Dave considered toxic primarily because of his partner instead of blaming himself (too much). 

Dr. Marconi.A man in the same business as John and Dave, just far more successful, intelligent and qualified. Dr. Marconi has also saved Dave and John’s asses on a few occasions and while there isn’t much to be said about their relationship without spoiling important plots in the books, Marconi could be considered the cool teacher in school that understands a problem student having issues other than just being the ‘problem’.