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1	[[quoteright:350:[[WesternAnimation/DragonsRidersOfBerk https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/astrid_and_hiccup_kissing_blindsided_2_6.jpg]]]]
2	[[caption-width-right:350:And in public, too!]]
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4	->''"Two people gotta stick together''\
5	''And love one another, save it for a rainy day''\
6	''Some people gotta stay whatever''\
7	''And give one another shelter on a rainy day"''
8	-->-- '''Music/TinaTurner''', “Two People”
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10	Romantic relationships come in many kinds. Here's a list of tropes concerning the various types of romantic couples.
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12	A sub-index for LoveTropes and DuoTropes. See also DatingTropes, LoveInterests, and MarriageTropes. Contrast ThisIndexIsNotMyGirlfriend for an index of platonic couples.
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14	!!Tropes:
15	[[index]]
16	* AgeDownRomance: A character is magically aged-down and begins a romance with a person who is the 'same' age.
17	* AgeGapRomance: A romantic couple with a significant age gap between them.
18	* AmicableExes: Two people are no longer in a committed relationship but still get along; applies here if they're [[SexWithTheEx still intimate]] and they may get back together.
19	* AwfulWeddedLife: A married couple is miserable together.
20	* BattleCouple: A couple fights battles side-by-side.
21	* BeastAndBeauty: A monster (or equivalent being) is romantically paired with a kind and attractive person who brings out the best in them.
22	* BelligerentSexualTension: Two people who are secretly attracted to each other are constantly bickering and snarking.
23	* BetaCouple: A romantic couple have a secondary role in the story to the OfficialCouple.
24	* BickeringCouplePeacefulCouple: A couple who frequently argue are contrasted with a couple who get along well.
25	* BirdsOfAFeather: Two people are attracted to each other because they're so similar.
26	* BlackGalOnWhiteGuyDrama: Tension arises from black women being in romantic relationships with white men.
27	* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: When applied to romances; a moody, ruminating boy is involved with a kind and gentle girl.
28	* BrotherSisterIncest: A brother and sister are in an intimate relationship with each other.
29	* CastIncest: Related in the works, but romantically involved in real life.
30	* ChastityCouple: A romantic couple is never depicted or implied to have sex for some reason, yet are happy together regardless.
31	* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Two people who were best friends as children fall in love as adults.
32	* ChubbyMamaSkinnyPapa: A couple consists of a plump woman and a skinny man.
33	* CommonLawMarriage: A romantic pair have not formally/legally married for whatever reason, but are as committed to each other as if they were.
34	* CoupledCouples: The plot largely concerned itself with the relationship between two sets of romantic couples.
35	* DatingCatwoman: The hero has a romantic relationship with a villain.
36	* DecemberDecemberRomance: Relationships between the elderly.
37	* DestructiveRomance: A romantic couple whose relationship is unhealthy and negatively affects them, sometimes crossing into DomesticAbuse territory.
38	* DivineDate: A romantic relationship between a mortal and a god.
39	* FakeRelationship: A couple pretends to be in a romantic relationship.
40	* FauxInterracialRelationship: A couple appears to be in an interracial relationship, but it later turns out they're actually the same race.
41	* FlirtyStepsiblings: Stepsiblings are romantically involved with each other.
42	* FoolishHusbandResponsibleWife: The wife in the couple is more mature than her husband.
43	* ForeverFling: A short-lived, youthful, passionate romance is the yardstick by which all the couple's subsequent romances are measured and fail.
44	* GodCouple: Two deities are romantically involved.
45	* HappilyMarried: A married couple have a genuinely loving relationship.
46	* HotGuyUglyWife: A man considered attractive is married to a woman considered unattractive.
47	* HugeGuyTinyGirl: When applied to a romance; a large man is paired with a small woman.
48	* IncestIsRelative: Blood relatives are romantically/sexually involved with each other.
49	* IncestuousCasting: Romantically involved in the works, but related in real life.
50	* InterspeciesRomance: Two people from differing sapient species have a romantic relationship.
51	* KissingCousins: Cousins are in a romantic relationship with each other.
52	* LadyAndKnight: The brave, chivalrous knight defends and falls in love with the fair lady.
53	* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: A couple argues a lot, but are very loyal to each other.
54	* LikeGoesWithLike: A person involved in a love triangle tends to pick the love interest who is the same race/ethnicity as them.
55	* LookalikeLovers: A couple physically resemble each other (and it's not usually because they're actually related).
56	* LoverAndBeloved: An older mentor and younger pupil of the same sex (usually both men) have a romantic relationship, or at least it's strongly implied they do.
57	* MakeOutKids: A couple that can't go more than a few seconds without getting physically affectionate.
58	* MasculineFeminineGayCouple: A same-sex couple has one person who is more traditionally masculine and one who is more traditionally feminine.
59	* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: When applied to romantic relationships. A girl who is more traditionally masculine is paired with a boy who is more traditionally feminine.
60	* TheMasochismTango: A married couple frequently alternates between arguing and being affectionate.
61	* MayDecemberRomance: A romantic relationship where there is a vast age gap; one lover is in the 'winter' of their life (usually 50+) while the other is in the 'spring' of their life (usually less than 35).
62	* MayflyDecemberRomance: A romantic relationship where the age gap is fantastically large, due to one lover being immortal, LongLived, etc.
63	* MerlinAndNimue: A male magic user has an intimate relationship with his younger female apprentice.
64	* MistressAndServantBoy: An older, more worldly woman is in a relationship with her younger male assistant.
65	* MonsterSlayerRomance: A romance between a HunterOfMonsters and the monster they're supposed to hunt.
66	* MoreExperiencedChasesTheInnocent: A person with a lot of experience in romance and/or sex pursues someone who is very inexperienced in these matters.
67	* MuggleMageRomance: Romance between a magic user and a regular person.
68	* MutualPining: Two people who are mutually in love with each other even when they're convinced the other doesn't return their feelings.
69	* NotBloodSiblings: A romantic couple appears to be engaged in sibling incest at first glance, but they're actually not biologically related.
70	* OddCouple: Sometimes applies to romances; two people become a couple when most people wouldn't expect they would because they appear mismatched or an otherwise strange combination.
71	* OfficialCouple: The main canonical romantic couple in a story.
72	* OppositesAttract: A couple are attracted to each other in spite of, or perhaps because of, their differing personalities.
73	* OutlawCouple: A romantic couple commits crimes together.
74	* PairTheDumbOnes: The two stupidest characters become a couple.
75	* PairTheSmartOnes: The two smartest characters become a couple.
76	* PairTheSpares: Characters involved in love triangles who lost out become romantically involved with each other.
77	* ParentalIncest: A parent and their child have an intimate relationship with each other (almost always depicted as abuse due to not only the incest but unequal power dynamic).
78	* PitbullDatesPuppy: A tough and aggressive character is romantically involved with a sweet and gentle character.
79	* PseudoRomanticFriendship[[note]]when used to HideYourLesbians, though it may also progress into [[OfficialCouple a canonical]] pairing[[/note]]: Two girls have such a close friendship with each other that they could easily be seen as lesbians.
80	* RulingCouple: A romantic couple rules a country together.
81	* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: Can be applied to romances; a smart and practical man is paired with an exuberant woman.
82	* SecretRelationship: A couple keeps their romantic relationship a secret from others for some reason.
83	* SickeninglySweethearts: A couple constantly expresses how much they love each other in a sickeningly over-the-top manner.
84	* SleuthDatesCop: A relationship between a detective and a police officer.
85	* StarCrossedLovers: A romantic couple seems to figuratively and/or literally have everything in the world keeping them apart.
86	* StrangledByTheRedString: Two characters suddenly fall in love with only a flimsy explanation (if even that) as to how it happened.
87	* StrongGirlSmartGuy: When applied to romances; a physically strong woman is paired with a highly intelligent man.
88	* SurpriseIncest: Two characters being romantically involved leads to {{Squick}} when they find out they are related.
89	* TeacherStudentRomance: A teacher is romantically involved with their student.
90	* TinyGuyHugeGirl: When applied to a romance; a small man is paired with a large woman.
91	* TokenMinorityCouple: The TokenMinority in a group gets a love interest who is also a minority.
92	* {{Twincest}}: Twins are romantically/sexually involved with each other.
93	* UglyGuyHotWife: A man considered unattractive is married to a woman considered attractive.
94	* UnequalPairing: A romantic couple has a vast power difference between the two.
95	* UnholyMatrimony: Two villains are in a romantic relationship with each other.
96	* UptightLovesWild: A serious and reserved person falls in love with a carefree and impulsive person.
97	* UptownGirl: A rich woman and a poor man fall in love with each other.
98	* WhereDaWhiteWomenAt: Romantic relationships between black men and white women.
99	[[/index]]

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