Every relationship is a story. It has a beginning, chapters, turning points, and a present moment. The arc of a conversation history is not random: it reflects the arc of the relationship itself.
We read for shifts: moments when the tone changed, when frequency dropped, when new topics appeared or old ones disappeared. These are the chapters. The story we write is the interpretation of what those chapters mean.
What counts as a turning point
- ·A significant silence followed by a change in tone
- ·A sudden increase in frequency
- ·A new topic that appears and then dominates
- ·The disappearance of a recurring theme
- ·A shift in who initiates or who waits
The Narrative Arc tab gives you the prose story. The Timeline tab shows you the data that story is drawn from.