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Tropes provide a familiar framework that readers and viewers love:
Research in relationship psychology (Gottman Institute) suggests that the "soulmate" myth is toxic. Real relationships thrive on repair, not perfection. When fiction shows a couple having one huge fight and then resolving it with a kiss, it omits the three days of cold silence, the apology that doesn't fix everything, and the boring Tuesday nights.
Why do we cry when Elizabeth Bennet finally stands up to Lady Catherine? Why do we feel phantom butterflies when a shy anime protagonist confesses his feelings?