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Willow is more demonstrative in the beginning of her relationship with Tara.

Where in her relationship with Oz she described herself as belonging to him, Tara states that she belongs to Willow.

Willow finds in Tara a place where she can be the focus of Tara's attention, not having to appease or sacrifice as she has in the past.

Tara, however, eclipses Willow's role as the moral center of the Scoobies, and as Willow becomes more powerful and less ethical, Tara becomes a maternal figure for the group.

Willow acts as a sort of middle child between Xander's immaturity and Buffy's weighty responsibilities.

She becomes completely devoted to and enamored of Tara, and then manipulates her to avoid conflict when Tara does not conform to what she wants.

Displeased with how Willow abuses her power, especially toward herself, Tara leaves Willow while continuing to counsel Dawn and Buffy.

Long after Tara's death, Willow faces the choices she made: in the Season Eight episode " Anywhere But Here ", Willow tells Buffy that she is responsible for Tara's death.

Her ambition to bring back Buffy from the dead inevitably led to Tara getting shot and killed.

In the one-shot comic, Willow is offered Tara as a guide for her mystical path to understanding her own powers, but rejects her as being an illusion, too much of a comfort, and not a guide who will force her to grow.