Plots often start with initial misunderstandings or rivalry that eventually blossom into secret meetings or mutual affection.

Even if the wife is dead, divorced, or absent, her shadow must loom large. Use flashbacks, her old clothes, her favorite recipes, or her letters. The Jija Sali relationship is defined by the presence of the woman who connects them.

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