Every trope we publish for Contemporary — Love Triangle Romance, ranked by reader-demand mentions counted over the 28 weeks to 2026-08-24. 6,888 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 | Second Chance | 510 | 7.40% | Holding steady | 309 |
| 2 | Love Triangle | 442 | 6.42% | Cooling | 55 |
| 3 | Marriage in Crisis | 250 | 3.63% | Rising | 7 |
| 4 | Reverse Harem / Why Choose | 196 | 2.85% | Cooling | 88 |
| 5 | Found Family | 159 | 2.31% | Cooling | 345 |
| 6 | Revenge | 150 | 2.18% | Not called | 1,378 |
| 7 | Slow Burn | 138 | 2.00% | Rising | 296 |
| 8 | Groveling | 137 | 1.99% | Cooling | 340 |
| 9 | Infidelity / Cheating | 115 | 1.67% | Not called | 9 |
| 10 | Betrayal | 112 | 1.63% | Cooling | 3,961 |
| 11 | Dark Romance (as trope) | 80 | 1.16% | Cooling | 170 |
| 12 | Forced Proximity | 79 | 1.15% | Not called | 758 |
| 13 | Redemption Arc | 79 | 1.15% | Holding steady | 47 |
| 14 | Enemies to Lovers | 65 | 0.94% | Holding steady | 383 |
| 15 | Plot Twists | 65 | 0.94% | Holding steady | 38 |
| 16 | Forbidden Romance | 60 | 0.87% | Cooling | 338 |
| 17 | Paranormal Romance | 47 | 0.68% | Not called | 109 |
| 18 | Character Growth | 44 | 0.64% | Not called | 9 |
| 19 | Hard Magic System | 43 | 0.62% | Not called | 11 |
| 20 | Angst | 43 | 0.62% | Cooling | 3,262 |
| 21 | Marriage of Convenience | 41 | 0.60% | Not called | 179 |
| 22 | Boss / Employee | 32 | 0.46% | Not called | 160 |
| 23 | Mafia Romance | 30 | 0.44% | Not called | 59 |
| 24 | Mystery / Suspense Element | 30 | 0.44% | Not called | 56 |
| 25 | Dark Academia | 28 | 0.41% | Not called | 5 |
| 26 | Series Continuation | 27 | 0.39% | Not called | 3 |
| 27 | Miscommunication | 27 | 0.39% | Not called | 7,215 |
| 28 | Page Turner | 25 | 0.36% | Not called | 2 |
| 29 | Friends to Lovers | 25 | 0.36% | Not called | 84 |
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.