diff --git a/src/content/doc-surrealdb/reference-guide/graph_relations.mdx b/src/content/doc-surrealdb/reference-guide/graph_relations.mdx
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--- a/src/content/doc-surrealdb/reference-guide/graph_relations.mdx
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@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ FROM user;
 ]
 ```
 
-Until SurrealDB version 2.2.0, record links were strictly unidirectional. The only way to query in the other direction was by using a subquery, which made graph edges the only option for bidirectional links.
+Until SurrealDB version 2.2.0, record links were strictly unidirectional. The only way to query in the other direction was by using a subquery, which made graph edges the only easy option for bidirectional links.
 
 ```surql
 SELECT 
@@ -68,6 +68,13 @@ SELECT
     -- for the id of the current comment
     (SELECT id, name FROM user WHERE $parent.id IN comments) AS author
 FROM comment;
+
+-- Equivalent graph query is much easier
+-- to read and write
+SELECT 
+	*,
+	<-wrote<-author
+FROM comment;
 ```
 
 ```surql
@@ -139,7 +146,19 @@ comment:one.refs();
 ]
 ```
 
-The main limitation is that there is no metadata about the context in which the comment was created. Take the following metadata for instance which contains information about a user's current location, operating system, and mood. Where does this data belong?
+If your use case involves bidirectional links, consider the following items to make a decision.
+
+Record links are preferred if:
+
+* Performance is of the utmost importance.
+
+Graph links are preferred if:
+
+* You want to create links without touching the database schema.
+* You want to put together complex queries that take advantage of SurrealQL's expressive arrow syntax, like `->wrote->comment<-wrote<-person->wrote->comment FROM person`.
+* You want to 
+
+Finally, graph links arle not just preferred but almost certainly necessary if you need to keep metadata about the context in which a link is created. Take the following metadata for the examples above involving a user and its comments which contains information about a user's current location, operating system, and mood. Where does this data belong?
 
 ```surql
 {
@@ -149,7 +168,18 @@ The main limitation is that there is no metadata about the context in which the
 }
 ```
 
-This metadata isn't information about the user as a whole, nor the comment itself. It's information about the moment in time in which the `user` and `comment` were linked, and thus is best stored in a separate table. If this sort of metadata is necessary, then a graph table is the ideal solution.
+This metadata isn't information about the user as a whole, nor the comment itself. It's information about the moment in time in which the `user` and `comment` were linked, and thus is best stored in a separate table.
+
+Or you might have some information about the link itself, which would also belong nowhere else but inside a graph table.
+
+```surql
+{
+	friends_since: d'2024-12-31T06:43:21.981Z',
+	friendship_strength: 0.4
+}
+```
+
+If this sort of metadata is necessary, then a graph table is the ideal solution.
 
 ## Creating a graph relation
 
@@ -599,4 +629,8 @@ While developed for graph relations in particular, this path can be used in any
 For more details on SurrealDB's recursive syntax, see the following pages:
 
 * [Idioms: recursive paths](/docs/surrealql/datamodel/idioms#recursive-paths)
-* [Chapter 8 of Aeon's Surreal Renaissance](/learn/book/chapter-08#longer-relational-queries)
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+* [Chapter 8 of Aeon's Surreal Renaissance](/learn/book/chapter-08#longer-relational-queries)
+
+### When links are deleted
+
+Mention how graph tables are deleted if the records involved are deleted, while record links have the fancy clauses
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