In early episodes Karen had a typical adolescent awkward relationship with both her parents.

Emily's mother died when she was young, and she has a very awkward relationship with her father.

Alan had an awkward relationship with the people in town.

A. Nobody wants an awkward relationship with a superior, but don't come on too strong in trying to improve it.

She is right, but the awkward relationship of the two men has made both of them look bad.

And one awkward, unexpected relationship at a time was more than enough.

This makes their relationship awkward afterward but the two talk and make amends later.

His unstable father, with whom the young Lang has an awkward relationship, wants him to become a priest.

He had an awkward and distant relationship with his parents, especially his father.

Yet practitioners of the two spiritual imports find themselves in an awkward relationship.