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Topic : Re: How do you make two characters fall in love? I'm writing a high school romance story. My story centers around two characters falling in love, but I can't find a way to make their romance - selfpublishingguru.com

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There are as many answers as there are love stories, and what will make people want to read your story is seeing how you answer this question. However, in general, these are things that can lead to romance (in life as well as in fiction).

Proximity: Sometimes people fall in love at a glance, or at a distance, but most love stories start with some reason for two people to be in the same place at the same time. Detention? A school project? Tutoring? School play?
Attraction: Let's face it, people are shallow. It's easier to fall in love with someone who is attractive. Of course, that person might be attractive only to you. That can make for an interesting story.
Compatibility: Discovering commonalities is often a shorthand for a developing romance in a story. But so is...
Tension: People love stories about people who can't stand each other, right up until the moment they realize they are in love.

Here's an example of one possible way that could work for your scenario. Let's say your characters are assigned to work on a school project together (proximity). They initially hate each other (tension - she's stuck up, he's poor) but can't deny their mutual attraction. As the project proceeds, they discover a surprising shared interest in old French films (compatibility). Everything else practically writes itself! Of course, that's just one version, you could mix the same elements together an infinite number of other ways.


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