They were at a coffee shop, and a tall woman with silver rings on every finger walked in. Mia smiled, waved. “That’s Sam. We dated for two years.”
"Many more" stories don't always have to end with picking just one person. Consider: The Poly Route: Characters learning to share and communicate. The Solo Route:
to move beyond surface-level talk, such as asking what "quality time" truly means to them or what new experiences they want to try together. Teen Vogue Identifying "Branching Paths" (Red Flags)