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One or both sides of the main couple put the other person's safety / happiness / well-being first and are willing to do anything / risk their…
But don't assume the FL is helpless. In most cases the FL does her own share of saving in her own way.
Romance dramas with FLs who behave in an irreverent manner (e.g., she is brash and loud, or bold and unusually forward with the opposite sex)…
10 years or more. Usually older male, younger female. Sometimes the older character is not human. Always feel a bit iffy about these.
The FL is a strong fighter or assassin, a powerful sorceress or mage, or otherwise physically strong
A god or god-like figure cannot fall in love (he's forbidden from it or isn't supposed to have the capacity for it), but ends up falling for…
The ML or SML poisons himself so he can test antidotes on himself in order to help the FL.
Before she gets with the ML, the FL's boyfriend or husband cheats on her.
Dramas with christmas scenes, multiple winter scenes, and / or kisses, hugs or romantic scenes in the snow.These are all romance-centred dramas…
Dramas that just aren't very serious. No need to worry about extreme angst or serious topics with these dramas. Sometimes they're low budget,…
From very early on in the drama the ML or a secondary male love interest is unwaveringly loyal and devoted to the FL. The MC proves through…
The leads first meet abroad or somewhere far away from the place where the majority of the drama's events take place.
The FL cross-dresses as a man. At the time that the ML falls in love with the FL, he believes she is man. When he discovers that she is a woman,…
In some cases the ML spies on the FL expecting to catch her conspiring against him, but instead he overhears her unexpectedly defending and…
The leads are roommates, live together in the same house or apartment, or live right next to each other in such a way that it's almost like…
The leads start out as rivals (or the leaders of rival groups), or simply dislike each other at first. They face-off, fight, compete, or exchange…
One of the leads works in an office of some kind, including corporate offices, news offices, architecture firms, law offices, detectives working…
A man from the ancient past time travels to the present, reincarnates into the present, survives to the present or otherwise ends up in the…
The ML and FL get married before either of them is in love with the other person.
The drama devotes a good amount of screen time to showing us just how much the ML loves his wife and its a joy to watch. For some reason these…
The leads fall in love but the timeline is reset and one or both of them cannot remember their past relationship.
Prepare to be frustrated. There might be some hand holding or hugs or a kiss on the cheek but these dramas have very limited skinship. Mostly…
Dramas with endings where:The ML dies in the end and the FL lives, the FL dies and the ML lives, or one of the leads' deaths is strongly hinted…
When the leads begin their contract or otherwise fake relationship, one of the leads already has one-sided interest in or feelings for the other.1…
By "significantly" scarred I just mean either one very large / noticeable scar or multiple easily noticeable scars. Not situations where…
Both leads are smart, skilled and able to predict / calculate moves several steps ahead. When they work together to take on their enemies, they…
