Love is a choice made every day. Highlight the moments where characters choose to stay, even when it’s difficult. 5. Use Subtext to Drive Tension

"So... we just stare at each other?"

If you are in a relationship, stop comparing your Tuesday night takeout to the fictional couple’s Parisian escapade. Instead, look at your life as a story you are co-authoring.

The most profound romantic storylines of the past decade (think Marriage Story , Past Lives , A Star is Born ) understand that love is not a feeling; it is a practice. It is choosing the same person through boredom, through illness, through the slow erasure of novelty.