“ The knives of jealousy are honed on details. ”
Some say life is the thing, but I prefer reading.
~ Ruth Rendell
I really do literally put myself into a character's shoes.
Maybe being married is talking to oneself with one's other self listening.
People are different in reality from the way you've seen them while making scenarios in your mind. For one thing, they're less consistent. They surprise you all the time.