Every trope we publish for Romantic Comedy Romance, ranked by reader-demand mentions counted over the 28 weeks to 2026-08-24. 14,282 trope mentions counted in the lane in that window. Pick one for the full readout.
Changing the genre and pressing Check demand reloads the trope list for that lane. 3,589 trope-and-lane readouts are published today.
| # | Trope | Mentions | Share of lane | Direction | Tagged titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Found Family | 758 | 5.31% | Cooling | 345 |
| 2 | Slow Burn | 616 | 4.31% | Rising | 296 |
| 3 | Forced Proximity | 578 | 4.05% | Holding steady | 758 |
| 4 | Second Chance | 460 | 3.22% | Cooling | 309 |
| 5 | Banter | 436 | 3.05% | Cooling | 6,178 |
| 6 | Friends to Lovers | 235 | 1.65% | Rising | 84 |
| 7 | Fake Dating / Fake Relationship | 235 | 1.65% | Cooling | 92 |
| 8 | Enemies to Lovers | 226 | 1.58% | Holding steady | 383 |
| 9 | Opposites Attract | 207 | 1.45% | Cooling | 122 |
| 10 | Character Growth | 162 | 1.13% | Rising | 9 |
| 11 | Small Town | 147 | 1.03% | Cooling | 199 |
| 12 | Sports Romance | 147 | 1.03% | Cooling | 91 |
| 13 | Grumpy Sunshine | 146 | 1.02% | Cooling | 227 |
| 14 | Ensemble Cast | 110 | 0.77% | Rising | — |
| 15 | Contemporary Romance | 105 | 0.74% | Rising | — |
| 16 | Self Discovery | 104 | 0.73% | Holding steady | 12 |
| 17 | Emotional Depth | 97 | 0.68% | Holding steady | 29 |
| 18 | He Falls First | 87 | 0.61% | Cooling | 52 |
| 19 | Forbidden Romance | 83 | 0.58% | Cooling | 338 |
| 20 | Romance | 82 | 0.57% | Holding steady | 1 |
| 21 | Rom Com | 81 | 0.57% | Rising | 2 |
| 22 | Redemption Arc | 77 | 0.54% | Holding steady | 47 |
| 23 | Meet Cute | 70 | 0.49% | Rising | 18 |
| 24 | Single Parent | 69 | 0.48% | Cooling | 154 |
| 25 | Instalove | 69 | 0.48% | Rising | 1,186 |
| 26 | Humor | 69 | 0.48% | Rising | 6 |
| 27 | Romantic Comedy | 65 | 0.46% | Not called | 7 |
| 28 | Paranormal Romance | 63 | 0.44% | Not called | 109 |
| 29 | Boss / Employee | 63 | 0.44% | Holding steady | 160 |
| 30 | Age Gap | 63 | 0.44% | Rising | — |
| 31 | Dual POV | 62 | 0.43% | Rising | 19 |
| 32 | Spicy Romance | 60 | 0.42% | Rising | — |
| 33 | Character Driven | 59 | 0.41% | Rising | — |
| 34 | Coming Of Age | 55 | 0.39% | Not called | 4 |
| 35 | Magical Realism | 54 | 0.38% | Not called | 1 |
| 36 | Protective Hero | 51 | 0.36% | Not called | 187 |
| 37 | Fish Out of Water | 51 | 0.36% | Not called | 66 |
| 38 | Miscommunication | 50 | 0.35% | Cooling | 7,215 |
| 39 | Dark Romance (as trope) | 49 | 0.34% | Cooling | 170 |
| 40 | Grumpy MMC | 49 | 0.34% | Not called | 181 |
| 41 | Brother's Best Friend | 49 | 0.34% | Not called | 65 |
| 42 | Sweet Romance | 47 | 0.33% | Not called | 8 |
| 43 | Plot Twists | 45 | 0.32% | Not called | 38 |
| 44 | Trauma Recovery | 45 | 0.32% | Holding steady | 17 |
| 45 | Grand Gesture | 43 | 0.30% | Cooling | 16 |
| 46 | Supportive Community | 42 | 0.29% | Not called | — |
| 47 | Hurt/Comfort | 42 | 0.29% | Not called | 218 |
| 48 | Cozy Mystery | 41 | 0.29% | Not called | 3 |
| 49 | Feel Good | 40 | 0.28% | Not called | — |
| 50 | Series Continuation | 40 | 0.28% | Not called | 3 |
| 51 | Mystery / Suspense Element | 40 | 0.28% | Not called | 56 |
| 52 | One Night Stand | 36 | 0.25% | Not called | 55 |
| 53 | Secret Baby | 34 | 0.24% | Not called | 48 |
| 54 | Reverse Harem / Why Choose | 33 | 0.23% | Not called | 88 |
| 55 | Fated Mates | 32 | 0.22% | Not called | 215 |
| 56 | Single Parent Romance | 32 | 0.22% | Not called | 1 |
| 57 | Yearning | 31 | 0.22% | Not called | 7,175 |
| 58 | Protective MMC | 31 | 0.22% | Not called | 298 |
| 59 | Revenge | 31 | 0.22% | Not called | 1,378 |
| 60 | Summer Romance | 29 | 0.20% | Not called | 6 |
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.