I know that by having support conversations and by having different members of my team work together, they have better relationships with one another. What sort of benefits do I gain from making sure my team has strong relationships with one another?
How much do the relationships matter
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Best Answer
Support relationships are the bread and butter of Fire Emblem games. When units are within 2 squares of a another unit they have a support rating with, they will gain stats in fights. Sort of like what you get for units beside each other, or using Pair Up. But where the side-by-side boosts increase secondary stats, like To-Hit, Dodge, or Crit Chance, Supports increase primary stats, like Strength, Magic, Defense, and the like. The exact stat boost is dependent on the two units, and is also affected by their current level of relationship. The higher the support rating, the better the stats.
If the support relationship is between a male character (such as Virion) and a female character (like Sully), you'll see that they can hit up to the S class support rating. If they hit that, they automatically get married. There's no veto or "Are you sure?" type of screen. You hit that conversation, they're married. Done deal. So be careful when you're looking at that last support conversation, as it may have consequences you're not planning on.
In previous games, each character could only have up to three supports. In Awakening, the number of supports you can have seems to be unlimited. There's no reason not to fulfill every single support conversation you can, except for the caveat mentioned above.