Every trope we publish for Romantic Comedy Romance, ranked by demand-signal mentions counted over the 28 weeks to 2026-09-07. 15,081 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 | Found Family | 781 | 5.18% | Share change under 15% | 345 |
| 2 | Slow Burn | 646 | 4.28% | Share up | 296 |
| 3 | Forced Proximity | 595 | 3.95% | Share down | 758 |
| 4 | Second Chance | 491 | 3.26% | Share down | 309 |
| 5 | Banter | 460 | 3.05% | Share down | 7,977 |
| 6 | Enemies to Lovers | 246 | 1.63% | Share up | 383 |
| 7 | Fake Dating / Fake Relationship | 243 | 1.61% | Share down | 92 |
| 8 | Friends to Lovers | 242 | 1.60% | Share change under 15% | 84 |
| 9 | Opposites Attract | 217 | 1.44% | Share down | 122 |
| 10 | Character Growth | 176 | 1.17% | Share up | 9 |
| 11 | Sports Romance | 165 | 1.09% | Share down | 91 |
| 12 | Small Town | 144 | 0.95% | Share up | 199 |
| 13 | Grumpy Sunshine | 134 | 0.89% | Share down | 227 |
| 14 | Ensemble Cast | 113 | 0.75% | Share up | — |
| 15 | Self Discovery | 112 | 0.74% | Share change under 15% | 12 |
| 16 | Contemporary Romance | 111 | 0.74% | Share up | — |
| 17 | Paranormal Romance | 101 | 0.67% | Share up | 109 |
| 18 | Emotional Depth | 97 | 0.64% | Share change under 15% | 29 |
| 19 | He Falls First | 93 | 0.62% | Share down | 52 |
| 20 | Romance | 92 | 0.61% | Share change under 15% | 1 |
| 21 | Rom Com | 87 | 0.58% | Share up | 2 |
| 22 | Forbidden Romance | 82 | 0.54% | Share down | 338 |
| 23 | Humor | 76 | 0.50% | Share up | 6 |
| 24 | Redemption Arc | 75 | 0.50% | Share down | 47 |
| 25 | Meet Cute | 73 | 0.48% | Share up | 18 |
| 26 | Instalove | 73 | 0.48% | Share up | 1,945 |
| 27 | Single Parent | 71 | 0.47% | Share down | 154 |
| 28 | Boss / Employee | 71 | 0.47% | Share up | 160 |
| 29 | Dual POV | 66 | 0.44% | Share up | 19 |
| 30 | Character Driven | 66 | 0.44% | Share change under 15% | — |
| 31 | Romantic Comedy | 65 | 0.43% | Not called | 7 |
| 32 | Age Gap | 62 | 0.41% | Share up | — |
| 33 | Fish Out of Water | 62 | 0.41% | Not called | 66 |
| 34 | Spicy Romance | 61 | 0.40% | Share change under 15% | — |
| 35 | Sweet Romance | 60 | 0.40% | Not called | 8 |
| 36 | Miscommunication | 58 | 0.38% | Share change under 15% | 12,058 |
| 37 | Grumpy MMC | 58 | 0.38% | Not called | 181 |
| 38 | Coming Of Age | 55 | 0.36% | Share up | 4 |
| 39 | Magical Realism | 53 | 0.35% | Not called | 1 |
| 40 | Grand Gesture | 52 | 0.34% | Share change under 15% | 16 |
| 41 | Protective Hero | 52 | 0.34% | Not called | 187 |
| 42 | Dark Romance (as trope) | 50 | 0.33% | Share down | 170 |
| 43 | Feel Good | 49 | 0.32% | Not called | — |
| 44 | Brother's Best Friend | 48 | 0.32% | Not called | 65 |
| 45 | Plot Twists | 47 | 0.31% | Not called | 38 |
| 46 | Trauma Recovery | 47 | 0.31% | Share change under 15% | 17 |
| 47 | Hurt/Comfort | 42 | 0.28% | Not called | 218 |
| 48 | Cozy Mystery | 42 | 0.28% | Not called | 3 |
| 49 | Series Continuation | 40 | 0.27% | Not called | 3 |
| 50 | Mystery / Suspense Element | 39 | 0.26% | Not called | 56 |
| 51 | Reverse Harem / Why Choose | 38 | 0.25% | Not called | 88 |
| 52 | One Night Stand | 38 | 0.25% | Share down | 55 |
| 53 | Supportive Community | 36 | 0.24% | Not called | — |
| 54 | Yearning | 35 | 0.23% | Not called | 12,181 |
| 55 | Secret Baby | 35 | 0.23% | Not called | 48 |
| 56 | Revenge | 34 | 0.23% | Share down | 2,111 |
| 57 | Single Parent Romance | 33 | 0.22% | Not called | 1 |
| 58 | Protective MMC | 32 | 0.21% | Not called | 298 |
| 59 | Love Triangle | 32 | 0.21% | Not called | 55 |
| 60 | Summer Romance | 30 | 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.