Every trope we publish for Contemporary — Fake Dating Romance, ranked by demand-signal mentions counted over the 28 weeks to 2026-09-07. 11,509 trope mentions counted in the lane in that window. Pick one for the full readout.
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| # | Trope | Mentions | Share of lane | Direction | Tagged titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fake Dating / Fake Relationship | 1,511 | 13.13% | Share change under 15% | 92 |
| 2 | Forced Proximity | 653 | 5.67% | Share change under 15% | 758 |
| 3 | Found Family | 498 | 4.33% | Share up | 345 |
| 4 | Slow Burn | 496 | 4.31% | Share change under 15% | 296 |
| 5 | Enemies to Lovers | 285 | 2.48% | Share up | 383 |
| 6 | Marriage of Convenience | 282 | 2.45% | Share down | 179 |
| 7 | Friends to Lovers | 232 | 2.02% | Share down | 84 |
| 8 | Second Chance | 216 | 1.88% | Share down | 309 |
| 9 | Banter | 183 | 1.59% | Share change under 15% | 7,977 |
| 10 | Sports Romance | 176 | 1.53% | Share down | 91 |
| 11 | Opposites Attract | 126 | 1.09% | Share up | 122 |
| 12 | Age Gap | 120 | 1.04% | Not called | — |
| 13 | Small Town | 104 | 0.90% | Share up | 199 |
| 14 | Character Growth | 98 | 0.85% | Share up | 9 |
| 15 | Reverse Harem / Why Choose | 88 | 0.76% | Share change under 15% | 88 |
| 16 | Grumpy Sunshine | 78 | 0.68% | Share up | 227 |
| 17 | Ensemble Cast | 72 | 0.63% | Share up | — |
| 18 | Grumpy MMC | 71 | 0.62% | Not called | 181 |
| 19 | He Falls First | 62 | 0.54% | Share down | 52 |
| 20 | Protective Hero | 61 | 0.53% | Share change under 15% | 187 |
| 21 | Mafia Romance | 58 | 0.50% | Share change under 15% | 59 |
| 22 | Emotional Depth | 57 | 0.50% | Share up | 29 |
| 23 | Boss / Employee | 52 | 0.45% | Share down | 160 |
| 24 | Rom Com | 51 | 0.44% | Share down | 2 |
| 25 | Redemption Arc | 50 | 0.43% | Share down | 47 |
| 26 | Single Parent | 48 | 0.42% | Not called | 154 |
| 27 | Miscommunication | 45 | 0.39% | Share down | 12,058 |
| 28 | Contemporary Romance | 44 | 0.38% | Not called | — |
| 29 | Paranormal Romance | 41 | 0.36% | Not called | 109 |
| 30 | Revenge | 41 | 0.36% | Share down | 2,111 |
| 31 | Romance | 36 | 0.31% | Not called | 1 |
| 32 | Trauma Recovery | 36 | 0.31% | Share up | 17 |
| 33 | Sweet Romance | 35 | 0.30% | Share change under 15% | 8 |
| 34 | Humor | 35 | 0.30% | Not called | 6 |
| 35 | Spicy Romance | 33 | 0.29% | Share change under 15% | — |
| 36 | Secret Baby | 33 | 0.29% | Not called | 48 |
| 37 | Possessive Hero | 32 | 0.28% | Not called | 98 |
| 38 | Character Driven | 32 | 0.28% | Not called | — |
| 39 | Romantic Comedy | 32 | 0.28% | Share down | 7 |
| 40 | Fated Mates | 30 | 0.26% | Not called | 215 |
| 41 | Coming Of Age | 29 | 0.25% | Not called | 4 |
| 42 | Page Turner | 28 | 0.24% | Not called | 2 |
| 43 | Brother's Best Friend | 28 | 0.24% | Not called | 65 |
| 44 | Dark Romance (as trope) | 27 | 0.23% | Not called | 170 |
| 45 | Meet Cute | 27 | 0.23% | Not called | 18 |
| 46 | Self Discovery | 26 | 0.23% | Not called | 12 |
Direction is the change in each trope’s share of the lane between the last 12 weeks and the 12 before — never a raw weekly move. “Not called” means the two bands hold fewer than 30 mentions between them and we will not pretend otherwise. Tagged titles are counted across our whole registry, not just this lane.