Character Relationship Map: Maybe... Maybe Not

Characters

• Axel Feldheim (played by Til Schweiger) — protagonist

  Axel is the central figure, recently dumped after being caught cheating and searching for a place to live. He becomes friends with Norbert and Waltraud, but repeatedly jeopardizes his relationship wit...

• Norbert Brommer (played by Joachim Król) — supporting

  Norbert is Waltraud's best friend, whose boyfriend has just left him when he meets Axel. He offers Axel a place to stay and attempts to seduce him, then lends his apartment for Axel's encounter with E...

• Doro Feldheim (played by Katja Riemann) — supporting

  Doro is Axel's former and intended partner, who has dumped him after discovering his cheating. When she reveals that she is pregnant, she seeks a second chance, but Axel's fear of sex during pregnancy...

• Waltraud (played by Rufus Beck) — supporting

  Waltraud is a transvestite who participates in a heterosexual men's group to offer a gay man's perspective. He meets Axel after Axel's breakup, persuades him to attend a gay party, and encourages him...

• Elke Schmitt (played by Antonia Lang) — supporting

  Elke is Axel's former girlfriend, whom he encounters while engaged to Doro. Axel turns to her for sex because he is avoiding intimacy with the pregnant Doro, and he uses Norbert's apartment for their...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Axel Feldheim → Elke Schmitt (Romantic Former Partners) — Their renewed sexual encounter contributes to the crisis at Norbert's apartment.

  The plot identifies Elke as Axel's former girlfriend. While engaged to Doro, Axel encounters Elke and turns to her for sex; she gives him a mind-alter...

• Axel Feldheim → Doro Feldheim (Romantic Former And Intended Partners) — Their relationship shifts between breakup, reconciliation, and renewed uncertainty.

  Doro dumps Axel after catching him cheating, then tells him she is pregnant and wants to give their relationship another chance. Axel becomes engaged...

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Doro Feldheim → Norbert Brommer (Social Friendship) — Suspicion gives way to understanding and friendship during Doro's labor.

  Doro confronts Norbert at his apartment while believing Axel intends to have sex with him. Norbert explains the situation while driving her to the hos...

• Axel Feldheim → Waltraud (Social Friendship) — Waltraud offers Axel companionship and a route into a new social circle.

  After Axel's breakup, he meets Waltraud, who invites him to a gay party and tries to persuade him to move in. The encounter brings Axel into contact w...

• Waltraud → Norbert Brommer (Social Best Friends) — Waltraud connects Axel to Norbert, who becomes an important friend and host.

  The plot identifies Norbert as Waltraud's best friend. Waltraud introduces Axel to Norbert's social circle at the party.

• Axel Feldheim → Norbert Brommer (Social Friendship) — A new friendship is strained by Axel's self-serving choices.

  Axel chooses to move in with Norbert after meeting him at a party. Norbert later lends Axel his apartment for a meeting with Elke, though he is angry...

Story Analysis

Axel's attempts to navigate love, pregnancy, friendship, and infidelity bring his relationships into comic crisis.

Plot Progression

1. A Breakup and New Shelter — Doro ends her relationship with Axel after catching him cheating, leaving him to find somewhere to live. Waltraud brings Axel into a new social circle, where he chooses Norbert as a housemate.
2. A Fragile Second Chance — Norbert's attempted seduction is interrupted by Doro's return and pregnancy announcement. Axel hides Norbert, reassures Doro, and turns his attention back to their relationship.
3. Fear and Infidelity — Axel's fear of sex during Doro's pregnancy undermines their renewed relationship. He encounters Elke and persuades Norbert to lend him an apartment for their tryst.
4. The Apartment Crisis — Elke drugs Axel and leaves him unable to speak just as Doro arrives, believing he is with Norbert. Doro goes into labor, and Norbert discovers Elke in the bathroom with his boyfriend.
5. Forgiveness and Uncertainty — Norbert drives Doro to the hospital and attempts to explain the confusion. Doro forgives him and becomes his friend, but the future of her relationship with Axel is left unresolved.