| 1 | [[quoteright:350:[[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/beast_belle_gaze_2853.jpg]]]] |
| 2 | [[caption-width-right:350:"And who'd have guessed they'd come together on their own?"]] |
| 3 | |
| 4 | The [[DamselInDistress princess to be rescued]], or the PrinceCharming to sweep the heroine off her feet. Or just someone that happens to become romantically involved. |
| 5 | |
| 6 | It's a SuperTrope so universal, that there are too many specific examples to list. There are a few in the list below. |
| 7 | |
| 8 | Compare AttractionTropes, FlirtingAndCourtship, DatingTropes, MarriageTropes, IndexOfRomanticCouples. Contrast CelibateHero, who is immune to this. |
| 9 | |
| 10 | More innocent SisterTrope to LustObject. |
| 11 | ---- |
| 12 | !!Sub-tropes: |
| 13 | [[index]] |
| 14 | [floatboxright: |
| 15 | '''Also see:''' |
| 16 | + JustForFun/HowToBecomeALoveInterest |
| 17 | ] |
| 18 | * TheAce: A character who is great at everything and always wins the affection of their love interest. |
| 19 | * ActionGirlfriend: His girlfriend is an ActionGirl. |
| 20 | * AmazonChaser: In love with an ActionGirl. |
| 21 | * AmnesiacLover: A love Interest under LaserGuidedAmnesia. |
| 22 | * BeastAndBeauty: A couple involving a beautiful girl and a horrifically inhuman male. |
| 23 | * BeautifulSlaveGirl: Often the subject of a RescueRomance by TheHero. |
| 24 | * BespectacledCutie: A love interest is a cute girl who wears glasses. |
| 25 | * BettyAndVeronica: A character has two conflicting love interests with contrasting personalities. |
| 26 | * BettyAndVeronicaSwitch: When two love interests with contrasting personalities switch places. |
| 27 | * BigBadFriend, when they pull a HeelFaceTurn because of ThePowerOfLove. |
| 28 | * {{Bokukko}}: A girl who uses grammatically masculine pronouns to refer to herself. |
| 29 | * BrokenBird: A TroubledButCute love interest (often female) with a DarkAndTroubledPast. |
| 30 | * CatGirl: A love interest who looks like a human girl, but [[LittleBitBeastly has some cat parts]]. |
| 31 | * CircassianBeauty: Now a DiscreditedTrope, it was popular in Orientalist literature during the 17th and 19th Centuries to feature girls of Circassian origin as romance options (in case of Russian literature, often doomed). |
| 32 | * TheCharmer: A decent guy with noble and chivalrous instincts who knows how to treat their love interest right. |
| 33 | * ClingyJealousGirl: Your love interest doesn't like it when other girls talk to you. |
| 34 | * CollegeWidow: A DudeMagnet who lives near a male-only institution and encourages the attention she receives. |
| 35 | * CowboyCop: A love interest who is a reckless cop who doesn't play by the rules. |
| 36 | * CrazyJealousGuy: He doesn't like it when boys talk to his girl. |
| 37 | * CuteSportsClubManager: A love interest who runs a sports club. |
| 38 | * DamselInDistress: A female character is kidnapped (or otherwise endangered) and in need of rescue by a male hero, who would become their love interest. |
| 39 | * DarkMistress: A love interest for the villain. |
| 40 | * DatingCatwoman: When a protagonist and an antagonist are in love with each other. |
| 41 | * DeconfirmedBachelor: A ConfirmedBachelor meets the right person and changes their mind about being single. |
| 42 | * DefrostingIceQueen: The love interest initially rejects them, but begins to warm up to them eventually. |
| 43 | * DemotedToSatelliteLoveInterest: A prominent character becomes a SatelliteLoveInterest. |
| 44 | * DivineDate: A love interest who is a god. |
| 45 | * DisposableFiance: Either the main character or love interest's RomanticFalseLead, who gets dumped to make way for the main character and love interest getting together. |
| 46 | * DisposableLoveInterest: A character's established love interest disappears between the first movie and the sequel. |
| 47 | * DistressedDude: A male love interest in need of rescue. |
| 48 | * DoppelgangerReplacementLoveInterest: A character's love interest dies/leaves, and they meet a doppelganger who looks exactly like the previous love interest. |
| 49 | * DoggedNiceGuy -- because SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan |
| 50 | * {{Dominatrix}}: A love interest who is into BDSM. |
| 51 | * DungeonmastersGirlfriend: The girlfriend of a gamer who gives her special treatment when playing tabletop games. |
| 52 | * EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: A love interest with ghastly skin and brown or black hair. |
| 53 | * EndearinglyDorky: Social awkwardness in a love interest. |
| 54 | * FalseSoulmate: Someone is led to believe this person is their love interest, only to realize this isn't the case. |
| 55 | * FemmeFatale: A sultry, highly attractive woman who tries to seduce someone's love interest. |
| 56 | * FetishizedAbuser: Is in love with them even though they abuse them. |
| 57 | ** {{Kichiku}}: MediaNotes/AnimeFanspeak for a male FetishizedAbuser. |
| 58 | ** KichikuMegane: MediaNotes/AnimeFanspeak for a male FetishizedAbuser who wears glasses to indicate that he is smart, sophisticated, and successful. |
| 59 | * FirstGirlWins: The protagonist ends up with the potential love interest we saw them meet. |
| 60 | * GirlNextDoor: An accessible NiceGirl who is often a ChildhoodFriend of TheHero. |
| 61 | * GirlNextDoorTurnedSuperstar: The GirlNextDoor becomes a celebrity who the male protagonist longs for. |
| 62 | * GirlOfMyDreams: A character meets their love interest in a dream. |
| 63 | * GirlOfTheWeek: A new love interest shows up once an episode, and is usually gone by the end. |
| 64 | * GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe: An alien woman is the love interest. |
| 65 | * HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: A love interest with gold or blonde hair and is pure-hearted. |
| 66 | * HeadTurningBeauty: A female character who attracts all of the guys will most definitely be a love interest for the lead protagonist. |
| 67 | * HeartIsWhereTheHomeIs: Turning down a foreign love interest in favor of a local lover. |
| 68 | * TheHero: If male, the main character of the series will often be a love interest of the main (or [[TheSmurfettePrinciple only]]) female. |
| 69 | * HookerWithAHeartOfGold: A sex worker who becomes a love interest. |
| 70 | * HospitalHottie: A doctor/nurse is the love interest. |
| 71 | * HotLibrarian: A librarian is the love interest. |
| 72 | * HotTeacher: A teacher is the love interest. |
| 73 | * ImpliedLoveInterest: Two characters seem to have an interest in each other, but it is implied and not pointed out. |
| 74 | * IncompatibleOrientation: A character with a love interest whose sexuality prevents reciprocal feelings. |
| 75 | * IncorruptiblePurePureness, since SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan |
| 76 | * InnocentFanserviceGirl: A character who goes naked because they are unaware of other people, including their love interest, finding nudity taboo. |
| 77 | * InsecureLoveInterest: A love interest who feels unworthy of their significant other's affection. |
| 78 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: The love interest is nice despite the fact they can be a jerk at times. |
| 79 | * JunglePrincess: A love interest who was raised in the jungle. |
| 80 | * KnightInShiningArmor: A character who always saves their love interest. |
| 81 | * KnightInSourArmor: A cynical character who saves their love interest. |
| 82 | * LadyOfWar: A love interest who is a graceful ActionGirl. |
| 83 | * LadykillerInLove: TheCasanova falls in love. |
| 84 | * LastGirlWins: The last person the protagonist meets is ultimately their true love interest. |
| 85 | * LikesOlderMen: She's in love with men older than her. |
| 86 | * LikesOlderWomen: He's in love with women older than him. |
| 87 | * LiterallyLovingThyNeighbor: When the GirlNextDoor really does live next door. |
| 88 | * LittleSisterHeroine: A character's little sister serves as a love interest option. |
| 89 | * LonelyRichKid: A love interest who is rich and has no friends. |
| 90 | * TheLostLenore: A love interest who is dead and their lover mourns over them. |
| 91 | * LoveInterestTraitor: When a character's love interest betrays them. |
| 92 | * LovesMyAlterEgo: The love interest of a PartTimeHero is only attracted to their hero identity, not their secret one. |
| 93 | * LovingBully: A character bullies their love interest to hide their true feelings for them. |
| 94 | * MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter: The hero's beautiful love interest is the daughter of an unattractive MadScientist. |
| 95 | * MagicalGirlfriend: The love interest of an ordinary man (or less commonly, ordinary woman) who has supernatural powers. |
| 96 | * MagneticGirlfriend: Women don't take an interest in the hero until after he gets a girlfriend. |
| 97 | * ManicPixieDreamGirl: An energetic upbeat girl whose love gives the brooding male hero a new lease on life. |
| 98 | * MarryTheNanny: A single parent marries a household employee. |
| 99 | * MasterOfTheMixedMessage: One character is definitely in love with another, but it's unknown how the other person feels about the love interest. |
| 100 | * MoralityPet: The love interest is what softens a character. |
| 101 | * MuggleAndMagicalLoveTriangle: The lead's two choices for a love interest are a normal person and someone of supernatural origin. |
| 102 | * MrFanservice: A love interest who provides eye candy for the female viewers. |
| 103 | * MsFanservice: A love interest who provides eye candy for the male viewers. |
| 104 | * NaughtyNun: A love interest is a sexualized nun. |
| 105 | * NiceGuy: The love interest is a nice person. |
| 106 | * NonActionGuy: A love interest who is not combat, action, or adventure adept. |
| 107 | * TheNotLoveInterest: A partner who is not romantically involved with the main character, despite fulfilling the usual role of one. |
| 108 | * NewOldFlame: The protagonist and their new love interest have romantic history with each other. |
| 109 | * TheObstructiveLoveInterest: A love interest who constantly misunderstands her lover's behavior and treats him terribly until the ending. |
| 110 | * OfficialCouple: When a character and their love interest get together in {{Canon}}. |
| 111 | * OldFlame: A couple who drifted apart are reunited and discover they still have feelings for each other. |
| 112 | * OldFlameFizzle: A character is reunited with an OldFlame, but finds there's no longer any romantic feelings between them. |
| 113 | * TheOneThatGotAway: The protagonist didn't end up with their OneTrueLove. |
| 114 | * OneTrueLove: The love interest who is the character's soulmate and the person they were destined to spend eternity with. |
| 115 | * PatientChildhoodLoveInterest: A childhood friend slowly develops into becoming a love interest. |
| 116 | * PeerlessLoveInterest: A love interest who is heavily idealized by their admirer, often to the point of being romantically unobtainable. |
| 117 | * PrinceCharming: A love interest who is good, kind, and handsome. |
| 118 | * PrinceCharmingWannabe: A man who deludes himself believing he's a PrinceCharming to attract his love interest, but can't see that she doesn't want him. |
| 119 | * PrincelyYoungMan: A love interest who acts like and is treated like a prince, but is not actually royalty. |
| 120 | * PreviouslyOverlookedParamour: The Love Interest is someone who you wouldn't have previously thought compatible with you. |
| 121 | * PromotedToLoveInterest: when a major, minor, support or villainous character (redeemed or not) becomes the protagonist's love interest during the history. |
| 122 | * ProperLady: A love interest who is kind, feminine, and polite. |
| 123 | * RebelliousPrincess: A princess who does not like royalty, and most cases have them rejecting an ArrangedMarriage to be with their desired love interest. |
| 124 | * RedheadsAreRavishing: Red hair is associated with attractiveness. |
| 125 | * ReformedRakes: A character changes their love interest from a bad boy to the ideal man thanks to ThePowerOfLove. |
| 126 | * RelationshipRevolvingDoor: A characters and their love interest date, break up, get back together, break up, and so on. |
| 127 | * RelationshipSue: A Mary Sue whose personality, arc, and traits all go towards being the perfect love interest for another character. |
| 128 | * ReplacementGoldfish: A character is replaced with another. Can include getting a new love interest (who often resembles the first one) after the previous one dies/leaves. |
| 129 | * ResurrectedRomance: A deceased love interest comes BackFromTheDead. |
| 130 | * RichBitch, since AllGuysWantCheerleaders |
| 131 | * RobotGirl: A robot love interest. |
| 132 | * RomanticFalseLead: A character who acts as a secondary love interest to one of the main characters in order to create tension and difficulty between two love interests. |
| 133 | * RomanticRunnerUp: The character set up as a potential love interest for the protagonist, but ultimately doesn't end up with them. |
| 134 | * RomanticVampireBoy: A vampire love interest. |
| 135 | * SageLoveInterest: A wise and often spiritual love interest, who provides helpful advice to their significant other. |
| 136 | * SatelliteLoveInterest: A character whose personality revolves around being a love interest to another character. |
| 137 | * SecondLove: The character's first love didn't work out and now they have a new love. |
| 138 | * SeeminglyWholesome50sGirl: A love interest who looks pure and wholesome on the outside, but has some dangerous or unchaste practices when no one's watching. |
| 139 | * SelfProclaimedLoveInterest: A character who claims to be/thinks they're someone's love interest. |
| 140 | * SettledForGay: A straight girl hooks up with their gay male friend due to having no other love interest. |
| 141 | * ShrinkingViolet: A shy, quiet, gentle love interest. |
| 142 | * SignificantGreenEyedRedhead: A love interest that has green eyes and red hair. |
| 143 | * SouthernBelle: A love interest that's a dainty upper-class girl from the South. |
| 144 | * SpeechImpededLoveInterest: The love interest cannot speak properly. |
| 145 | * SpiritedYoungLady: A love interest in the upper class who is witty, educated, honest, and cultured, but is also frank, a bit loud, and doesn't care too much about the rules. |
| 146 | * SpoiledSweet: A love interest who is upper-class, rich, and spoiled, but nice to everyone. |
| 147 | * StacysMom: A character has a crush on another character's mom. |
| 148 | * StalkerWithACrush: A character stalks their love interest. |
| 149 | * StockLightNovelCalamityPrincess: A LightNovel heroine with prestigious beauty and destructive magic, usually in love with the hero. |
| 150 | * SugarAndIcePersonality: The love interest is nice in spite of their cold exterior. |
| 151 | * TallDarkAndSnarky: A love interest that is tall, dark-haired, and constantly being snarky. |
| 152 | * TheTease: A character (usually female) constantly teases their love interest by acting flirtatious or dressing in a manner that drives them crazy. |
| 153 | * TemporaryLoveInterest: A character has a brief relationship with another character. |
| 154 | * ThirdOptionLoveInterest: A new character that is introduced to let someone TakeAThirdOption in a LoveTriangle. |
| 155 | * ThrivingExCrush: Someone discovers that someone they turned down is living a good life. |
| 156 | * TragicallyDisabledLoveInterest: A love interest is made disabled for tragedy or drama. |
| 157 | * TricksterGirlfriend: A character's love interest plays pranks on them and answers all the questions with snark and riddles. |
| 158 | * TroubledButCute, since AllGirlsWantBadBoys. |
| 159 | * {{Tsundere}}: In in love with their love interest, but outwardly acts hostile towards them to hide it. |
| 160 | * UnderstandingBoyfriend: A female character is freaking out or is very insecure about a perceived flaw that she has. However, once her love interest is made aware of it, he doesn't care and his acceptance is enough to put her at peace. |
| 161 | * UnwantedHarem: A character doesn't want any of these love interests. |
| 162 | * UnwantedSpouse: They're married to them, but can't stand them. |
| 163 | * UptownGirl: A woman from a wealthy family falls in love with a man from the WrongSideOfTheTracks. |
| 164 | * UselessBoyfriend: A male character who appears useless when compared to their ActionGirl[=/=]MagicalGirl love interest. |
| 165 | * WellExcuseMePrincess: A princess or lady who acts snarky toward her friend or love interest. |
| 166 | * WetBlanketWife: When the hero has awesome, or dangerous, things to do, his love interest pleads or nags him not to do it, for reasons that may be valid, but not conducive to the plot. |
| 167 | * WhiteMagicianGirl: A love interest with healing and supportive magical abilities. |
| 168 | * WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds, since they're TroubledButCute |
| 169 | * YamatoNadeshiko: A love interest that is the ideal image of a traditional Japanese woman, such as being elegant, kind, and submissive without being a total pushover. |
| 170 | * {{Yandere}}: Is in love with their love interest and makes sure they feel the same... or else. |
| 171 | * YandereCouple: Two [[{{Yandere}} Yanderes]] that fall in love and start dating. |
| 172 | [[/index]] |
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