**Relational Ethics in Research With Intimate Others** Carolyn Ellis explores relational ethics in research involving intimate others, emphasizing the need for researchers to act from their hearts and minds, acknowledge their interpersonal bonds, and take responsibility for their actions and consequences. She examines how relational ethics differ in ethnographies where researchers become friends with participants and in autoethnographic narratives where researchers include intimate others in their stories. She discusses ethical responsibilities to identifiable individuals, considering both those alive and deceased, and how co-constructed autoethnographies can address some ethical issues in traditional qualitative research on unfamiliar others while avoiding some concerns in writing about intimate others. Ellis reflects on her own research experiences, including her ethnography of isolated fishing communities and autoethnographic narratives about her family and friends. She highlights the ethical challenges of writing about intimate others, such as protecting their identities, dealing with privacy and consent, and deciding when to share research findings with those involved. She also discusses the ethical implications of writing about deceased individuals, noting the complexities of balancing personal storytelling with respect for the dead. In autoethnographic studies, Ellis emphasizes the importance of relational ethics, including the need for researchers to be honest, loyal, and considerate of the feelings of those they study. She discusses the ethical dilemmas of writing about intimate others who are alive, including the potential for harm and the need to balance disclosure with privacy. She also explores how co-constructed autoethnographies can circumvent some ethical issues in traditional qualitative research, as researchers and participants work together to create stories that reflect their shared experiences. Ellis concludes by emphasizing the importance of relational ethics in research with intimate others, advocating for a more nuanced and empathetic approach to ethical considerations in qualitative research. She encourages researchers to consider the impact of their work on the lives of those they study and to strive for a balance between honesty, respect, and ethical responsibility.**Relational Ethics in Research With Intimate Others** Carolyn Ellis explores relational ethics in research involving intimate others, emphasizing the need for researchers to act from their hearts and minds, acknowledge their interpersonal bonds, and take responsibility for their actions and consequences. She examines how relational ethics differ in ethnographies where researchers become friends with participants and in autoethnographic narratives where researchers include intimate others in their stories. She discusses ethical responsibilities to identifiable individuals, considering both those alive and deceased, and how co-constructed autoethnographies can address some ethical issues in traditional qualitative research on unfamiliar others while avoiding some concerns in writing about intimate others. Ellis reflects on her own research experiences, including her ethnography of isolated fishing communities and autoethnographic narratives about her family and friends. She highlights the ethical challenges of writing about intimate others, such as protecting their identities, dealing with privacy and consent, and deciding when to share research findings with those involved. She also discusses the ethical implications of writing about deceased individuals, noting the complexities of balancing personal storytelling with respect for the dead. In autoethnographic studies, Ellis emphasizes the importance of relational ethics, including the need for researchers to be honest, loyal, and considerate of the feelings of those they study. She discusses the ethical dilemmas of writing about intimate others who are alive, including the potential for harm and the need to balance disclosure with privacy. She also explores how co-constructed autoethnographies can circumvent some ethical issues in traditional qualitative research, as researchers and participants work together to create stories that reflect their shared experiences. Ellis concludes by emphasizing the importance of relational ethics in research with intimate others, advocating for a more nuanced and empathetic approach to ethical considerations in qualitative research. She encourages researchers to consider the impact of their work on the lives of those they study and to strive for a balance between honesty, respect, and ethical responsibility.