Lorelai Gilmore is a 32-year-old single mother living with her daughter, Rory, in a tiny cute house in Stars Hollow, Connecticut. Lorelai got pregnant when she was 16 and dropped out of high school, which is why the relationship between herself and her parents, Emily and Richard, fails. Rory's father, Christopher, is well-loved by the Gilmore family but Lorelai refused to marry him, sparking years of conflict between the two families. Lorelai now manages the Independence Inn in Stars Hollow. Working there with Lorelai is her best friend, Sookie St. James, who is also the chef. Another of Lorelai's good friends is Luke, who owns the diner she comes to every morning for coffee. At the beginning of season 1, Lorelai showed a small love interest in Luke, but now she leans more toward her boyfriend/maybe fiance, Max Medina. Max works at Chilton as Rory's English teacher. Among Lorelai's favorites are coffee, gossip, and the Bangles.