Fiction tells us love is destiny. Reality tells us love is maintenance.

This is arguably the most popular trope in modern fiction. It provides built-in tension and a satisfying "thaw" as characters realize their preconceptions were wrong.

: Focuses on established trust and the "iron-cast friendship" evolving into romantic passion.

: It helps bridge the gap between real-life clinical psychology and the masterplots seen in media, which often skew our expectations of romance [6, 10].