Character Relationship Map: This Time Each Year

Characters

• Lauren (played by Alison Sweeney) — protagonist
• Kevin (played by Niall Matter) — supporting
• Bart (played by Victor Zinck, Jr.) — supporting
• Patricia (played by Colleen Wheeler) — supporting
• Ron (played by Craig March) — supporting
• Kimmy (played by Luisa d'Oliveira) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

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

• Patricia → Kimmy (Power Contest Judge)

  Kimmy joins the neighborhood gingerbread-house contest, where Patricia presides over the annual tradition.

• Kimmy → Lauren (Professional Adviser)

  Kimmy offers a decorating and furnishing plan for the house that Lauren and Kevin are considering selling.

• Bart → Kimmy (Romantic Interest)

  Bart tells Kevin that he likes Kimmy but considers her out of his league.

• Ron → Kevin (Professional Employer)

  Ron surprises Kevin by saying that he is letting him go from the bar.

• Kevin → Lauren (Family Separated Spouses)

  The plot states that Kevin and Lauren have been separated for ten months after buying a house together.

Story Dynamics

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

• Kevin → Bart (Social Advisor)

  Bart asks Kevin for advice about Kimmy, and Kevin encourages him to work harder and take his chance.

Story Analysis

Kevin and Lauren confront separation, loss, and the emotional meaning of their shared home while seeking a possible Christmas reconciliation.

Plot Progression

1. A Fragile New Beginning
2. The House Between Them
3. Hope Under Pressure
4. Community and Second Chances
5. The Christmas Reclamation